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Andrew Nachemson
@andynach.bsky.social
Journalist covering politics and human rights in Southeast Asia
The NMSP was slow to join the fight, with some Mon nationalists worrying about being left behind

“If the Mon don’t take part in this moment, when the military falls and we talk about ethnic rights and politics at a national level, it will be harder for us to demand anything.”
June 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
From frontline camps in the chilly mountains of Mudon Township and the flat riverine plains of Kyaikmaraw, the NMSP-AD launches ambushes on Myanmar military troops, keeping the enemy pinned in their bases as NMSP-AD spreads its influence in Mon State.
February 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Recently back from Myanmar with a faction of the New Mon State Party, which broke from its parent organization to join the revolution one year ago. These photos taken on the road in Kyainseikgyi Township, Karen State. Stay tuned for more pics and reporting.
February 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Kicking things off on Bluesky with some photos from my recent trip to Karen State in Myanmar.

In April, the Karen National Liberation Army overran a major Myanmar military base, seizing control of Thin Gan Nyi Naung town and a stretch of the Asian Highway, a vital trade artery with Thailand.
December 4, 2024 at 3:43 AM