Myanmar journalists in exile are "unable to escape the grim realities of the junta's brutality because their days are spent gathering news of the loss, grief, and despair back home" but downplay their trauma, writes our fellow from Kayin State.

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A journalist from Mon State fled Myanmar to continue her passion but said she had to stop working or risk losing her pregnancy.

"The moment I left my job, our family's financial struggles returned. My father... began secretly collecting rubbish to make money."

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#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

An exiled Myanmar journalist on funding cuts:
"Last year my newsroom secured money from the United States that meant I could finally begin planning to reunite with my mother. Then Donald Trump began slashing support for independent media & all my dreams unravelled."

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A Yangon journalist, who stayed on after the coup, wrote of feeling "like a trapped rat" & finally making the heartbreaking decision to leave her home.

"As the plane takes off, I look out the window. The sight tugs at my heart. This is the city I grew up in."

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A new tale about #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Our fellow in northern Shan State wrote in vivid detail about the terrifying night when soldiers & police conducting house-to-house searches reached her home, & turned it upside down. They were looking for those responsible for bombing a local police station.

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"I was never someone who grew up saying: “When I grow up, I want to be a journalist.” Now I can’t imagine doing anything else," wrote a Kachin journalist affected by Trump admin's aid cuts that crippled Myanmar exiled media.

A new tale on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Yes, we are back with new diaries, after a very busy period of work & life interrupted our work here. Even though we haven't been posting much, we continue to support struggling Myanmar journalists.

We have more diaries in the pipeline and will be posting again regularly so please like and share!

His journey offers a window into the lives of countless children in Myanmar, each carrying their own hopes and struggles. Here's the original diary.

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Zaw’s story is very common. Across Myanmar, about 10% of children (5-17 yrs) work. In cities like Mandalay, many can be found in teashops, on construction sites, or in homes as domestic workers.

We hope Zaw is still able to learn & keep chasing his dream, despite the quake & political instability.

"Teashop Diaries: The Student.” tells the story of Zaw (not his real name), a boy who worked in a teashop to support his grandparents. Alongside his long hours, he managed to study three days a week through the MyME project. His dream was simple yet powerful, to one day become a footballer.

“Where the Sky Should Be Safe”

Let us not grow numb. Let us remember. Let us rage, mourn, and keep telling the world: our skies are not safe, and silence is not an option.

Artwork by @jcillustration.bsky.social.

This is a Q&A from 2022 with a Thai nurse running Burma Children Medical Fund. She is busier than ever after the Feb, 2021 coup.

"People come across the border because the army is bombing their villages. They have no home, they have no hospital."

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Here's a short graphic novel that embodies the spirit of the people despite #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

"...amidst this nightmarish darkness that seems to stretch forever, our acts of resilience continue to shine through every day," wrote Songbird, one of our fellows.

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