Myanmar is on strike

Three months after a military coup, the army generals in Myanmar are struggling to govern a population that largely despises them. The military junta has locked up thousands of dissenters. They’ve killed more than 750 civilians, most simply for protesting in the streets. As The World’s Patrick Winn reports, there is another quieter revolution playing out in Myanmar, one that is mostly happening indoors.

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