Me Me Khant
@Me_Me_Khant
Burmese | Poet & Activist | Organizing via @studentsffburma #MilkTeaAlliance ✊ | alum @stanford & @knighthennessy scholar| my sole opinions only
As someone from #Myanmar, I feel like the world has turned against us & not just turned a blind eye on us. The world does what’s easy — statements, not saying anything, business as usual like it’s trivial. But we pay with our lives for the choices world leaders make. 🧵
I'm so appalled and speechless I don't even know what to say. US lifts sanctions on Myanmar junta allies after general praises Trump reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
A dear friend of mine has launched a fundraising campaign for her home and her people. Please consider supporting the people of Burma/Myanmar - gofundme.com/f/humanitarian…
.@NUGMyanmar Foreign Minister Zin Mar Aung addresses a conference this morning at the #Thai Parliament. Important recognition from parliamentarians in #Thailand for the key role of the NUG in the future of #Myanmar. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #whatshappeninginthailand
Yadaya
Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing consecrated a pagoda in Pyinmana, Naypyitaw on Tuesday. The consecration is widely seen as an act of yadaya—magic rituals believed to ward off misfortune—in the wake of a series of defeats suffered by the junta’s army. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Ah, let’s have a chat with SAC, shall we? Because discussing sexual violence with the very perpetrators is bound to be enlightening. @PioSmith_UN Help is needed and appreciated. You can do that through border areas now controlled by resistance. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
I'm at the administrative capital, Nay Pyi Taw, in #Myanmar, discussing how @UNFPA can continue to effectively serve women & girls with access to sexual & reproductive health services & gender-based violence response services, including psychosocial support to survivors.
The bounty issued on me is just one of the many accounts of egregious human rights abuses conducted by China on Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers, & Chinese dissidents both inside China & abroad. The world needs to know wt the CCP is doing to violate human rights across the globe.
A daring act of defiance as PDF’s flag was flown over a bridge in Yangon with the banner saying “Will you die for your Aba (the generals) or will you enter to the light side of public (surrender to the public)? Your choice!” #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
The key point from @USIP article by @ThinZar_ivy and me, which is based on 6 studies @USIP supported over the past 2 years: The movement in Burma has unique characteristics that make descent into fragmentation and chaos less likely than many fear. usip.org/publications/2…
Just spent a horrifying few minutes reading the comments on @AnnaKwokFY’s posts about today’s anti-CCP protests in SanFran. Minutes for me, but a constant presence for female activists like Anna. This absolutely does not happen with the same level of vitriol to male activists.
This is literally the best content I have seen.
Trying again.... the Burmese version: youtu.be/VJReHu5Cdi8?si…
🚨Since announcing my arrival in San Francisco for this Wednesday’s protest against Xi, I have been receiving threats and intimidations from pro-Beijing accounts. They are threatening to “bounty hunt” and encouraging people to “drop her unconscious body at the Chinese consulate.”
NUG government, federal units, ethnic alliances and local CSOs are in strong collaboration to give protection to civilians. Together, we win. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Chinese police issue arrest warrants for key Kokang criminals, including Ming Xuecheng, the owner of the compound where a number of Chinese nationals were killed on October 20 of this year. Ming is a Kokang SAZ official and was a USDP MP in the Shan State Parliament
China issues arrest warrants against Kokang SAZ/BGF officials as they come under attack from the MNDAA. More evidence that this operation in northern Myanmar likely had Chinese approval, as part of its efforts to crack down on the cyber scam forced labor industry
Chinese police issue arrest warrants for key Kokang criminals, including Ming Xuecheng, the owner of the compound where a number of Chinese nationals were killed on October 20 of this year. Ming is a Kokang SAZ official and was a USDP MP in the Shan State Parliament
Are their မုန့်လုံးရေပေါ် also funded by Russia and the like? 🤣
Well, English-speaking Twitter, SAC has sent “urgent priority orders” to military units to donate medu veda (ဘယာကြော်), jaggery snacks (မုန့်လုံးရေပေါ်) and gelatine (ကျောက်ကျော) to Buddha images as a way to counter the military offensives. No joking. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Escorted by resistance fighters, activists and residents in Monywa, Sagaing Region, marched to the town’s entrance for the 1111 or Aung Tha Pyay movement on Saturday. (Photo: Monywa People’s Strike Steering Committee) #whatshappeninginmyanmar
Covered by @FT my current campaign @V4HK_UK & also @hkdc_us recent report revealing the HK gov’t political spending in the US. //Carmen Lau, …, said: “The UK gov’t is using the recently expanded BNO visa scheme as an excuse for inaction on human rights abuses towards HKers.”//