A day of silence sends a loud message in Myanmar
by the Monitor's Editorial Board
Feb 02, 2022
2 minutes
Most cities in Myanmar were very quiet on Feb. 1. Shops were closed and millions of people stayed home. The day was billed as a “silent strike” to mark the first anniversary of a coup that ended a nascent democracy in the Southeast Asian nation.
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