As violence worsens on Myanmar's streets, artists are making sure the fallen and imprisoned are known as more than just headlines. Through vibrant comics and portraits, their storytelling is bringing protesters' struggles and sacrifices to an international audience. The Globe’s Kiana Duncan spoke with several of the illustrators to hear more about their inspiration.
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https://southeastasiaglobe.com/protest-art-myanmar/

Last weekend, Myanmar activists in the US marched to the White House calling for lawmakers to formally recognise the NUG, shut off the Tatmadaw’s international sources of revenue and reassign $1 billion in assets to the provisional government. The Globe’s Ryan Anders attended the event in the US capital, reporting back his findings.
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https://southeastasiaglobe.com/burma-bill-myanmar/

When Chhim Sithar joined a protest with her former colleagues from Phnom Penh’s NagaWorld casino, she was violently grabbed and arrested by the police. The strike, which has lasted several weeks, is a determined fight to preserve one of Cambodia's remaining independent unions and protect workers already overwhelmed by the pandemic. Globe’s Jack Brook was at the heart of the protest and spoke to NagaWorld employees about their struggle for rights in the face of authorities’ crackdown. 
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https://southeastasiaglobe.com/striking-casino-workers-stand-against-crackdown-nagaworld/

Fighting back against Thailand’s harsh royal defamation laws, young activists are being shackled with a harsh punishment. Electronic monitoring devices are keeping those who have braved speaking out against authority trapped in a cycle of pain and mental distress. Globe’s Beatrice Siviero looks at how this oppressive form of surveillance is restricting activists’ lives and dashing their dreams for the future, as they look forward with bound ankles, but unfettered resolve.

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https://southeastasiaglobe.com/home-becomes-a-prison-thai-activists-oppressed-years-after-nationwide-protests/

As 2022 draws to an end, Cambodian protestors demand the release of imprisoned unionists, opposition members. Globe's Beatrice Siviero and Anton L. Delgado were on the ground to report on Cambodian activists' gathering in Phnom Penh for one last attempt of the year to free imprisoned unionists and political opposition supporters.

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https://southeastasiaglobe.com/as-2022-draws-to-an-end-cambodian-protestors-demand-release-of-imprisoned-unionists-opposition-members/

On Saturday, around 700 activists gathered around Manila’s People Power monument, a commemoration of the 1986 mass demonstrations that ousted Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and put an end to his strongman rule. But as his son, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. maintains a grip on the country as president, some are reassessing the legacy of the uprising and the hopes for a new state and regime. Tristan James Biglete was on the ground to cover the protest and spoke to those continuing the fight for democracy in the Philippines.

https://southeastasiaglobe.com/people-power-uprising/

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