The Documentary Podcast - Assignment: Myanmar - Rise of the resistance

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Myanmar is in the grip of a country-wide insurgency as armed resistance groups, including many young people from the cities, attempt to overthrow a military regime which seized power in a coup three years ago. As much as two thirds of Myanmar, mostly the countryside, may now be under the control of the resistance. Access is extremely difficult, hundreds of journalists have been jailed, but our correspondent Quentin Sommerville has managed to travel to Karenni and Shan states – in the east of the Myanmar - with young revolutionaries. Some have taken up arms, but others - doctors and teachers - are supporting the insurgency with skills of their own.

Presenter: Quentin Sommerville
Producer: Lindle Markwell
Editor: Penny Murphy
Sound Engineer: Andy Fell
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman

image: KNDF graduates in Myanmar. Credit: BBC

Published on Tuesday, 28th May 2024.

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