Myanmar`s Junta hit by another strike of silence 

The people of Myanmar joined the fifth nationwide Silent Strike and a continuation of the White Campaign on Thursday to mark the third anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar.

Organizers of the strike encouraged them to stay inside their homes or shops from 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Feb. 1 to show their defiance to military rule.

Ethnic armed organisations fighting for autonomy along the country’s borders also joined the anti-coup groups in a war, which has since reached an unprecedented scale in Myanmar’s history.

Resistance forces share not only a common enemy but also a desire to overturn Myanmar’s military-dominated political system and establish a federal democracy that grants the right to self-determination for its ethnic minorities.

The BPLA, established in April 2021 by activist and poet Maung Saungkha, is the country’s only armed resistance group identifying with the ethnic Bamar majority, and which specifically seeks to combat the dominant role of Bamar people in Myanmar society. 

Since late October, it has taken an active role in Operation 1027, a joint offensive that has brought major gains for anti-coup forces.