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Myanmar’s Coup

The actress Paing Phyoe Thu makes a three-finger protest symbol as hundreds of thousands of protestors gather in Yangon, Myanmar, to reject the coup. Myanmar’s Coup. March 2021. Since the coup in Myanmar, The Times’s photographer — whom the paper has never named for security reasons — has found himself covering the rise of authoritarianism in his home country. He has dodged snipers and learned to hide his camera when soldiers search cars looking for journalists to imprison.

Myanmar's Coup

Shwe Yote Hlwar, 5, crying over her father’s body. He was shot in Yangon, Myanmar, during a crackdown by security forces on people protesting the coup. Myanmar's Coup. March 201. Since the coup in Myanmar, The Times’s photographer — whom the paper has never named for security reasons — has found himself covering the rise of authoritarianism in his home country. He has dodged snipers and learned to hide his camera when soldiers search cars looking for journalists to imprison.