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Burmese police with riot gear beating peaceful dem Burmese police with riot gear beating peaceful demonstrators.  The army with full combat gear, just behind.

Just an hour ago Myitkyina

Photographer unknown

#policebrutality #everydaymyanmar #myitkyina #CDM #non-violent #protest
The Civil Disobedience Movement ( CDM ) continues The Civil Disobedience Movement ( CDM ) continues

Photographer & artist unknown

#myitkyina #CDM #political #graffiti #myanmar #everydaykachin #everydayasia #everydayeverywhere
Civil Disobedience Movement Myit Kyi Na Photogra Civil
Disobedience
Movement

Myit Kyi Na

Photographer unknown

#civildisobedience #kachin #myitkyina  #youthprotest #everydaykachin #anticoup
We want democracy Photo & caption by @gyung.dau We want democracy

Photo & caption by @gyung.dau 

#anticoup #demonstration #burma #coup #everydaymyanmar #everydayasia #everydayeverywhere
Bullet shells found at the site of the student dem Bullet shells found at the site of the student demonstration last night in Myitkyina, Kachin State

Photographer unknown

#sakse #burmaarmy #kachinstate
#coup #burma
Burmese Army & Police in Myitkyina join forces to Burmese Army & Police in Myitkyina join forces to attack student demonstrators last night. 

5 journalists were also arrested last night in Myitkyina.  The Army issued an order allowing them to search anywhere without a warrant and detain people without charges for prolonged periods.

Photo anonymously submitted

#freepress #coup #myitkyina #kachin #crackdown #demonstration
Anti - coup demonstrations in Muse, Northern Shan Anti - coup demonstrations in Muse, Northern Shan state.

Photo & caption by @lahpaisinwarnaung 

Note. : Much of Northern Shan state is occupied by ethnic Kachins and administered by the Kachin Independence Organization

#coup #burma #kachin #shanstate #muse #chinaburmaborder #everydayeverywhere #everydaykachin
Mass demonstrations against the coup today in Myit Mass demonstrations against the coup today in Myitkyina, the capital of Burmese occupied Kachin state.

#burma #coup #kachin #myitkyina 
#everydayeverywhere

Photo by @yawng_htang
Feb 5th is kachin revolution day Today marks 60 y Feb 5th is kachin revolution day 
Today marks 60 years of the Kachin revolution & independence

N'Ban La is a Kachin rebel leader in Myanmar. He is the chairman of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and a senior commander of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)

From Wikipedia

Photo by Hkun Li @jocoseboy
The border of independent Kachin with Burma was se The border of independent Kachin with Burma was sealed off suddenly when the coup happened.
How this will effect the local situation long term is yet to be seen....

Photo by @yawng_htang 

#coup #border #burma #kachin #myanmar
Front line soldiers Playing caneball, ( Kadin in J Front line soldiers Playing caneball, ( Kadin in Jinghpaw & Chinlone in Burmese language )

Photo & caption by @ryanlibre 

#chinlone #frontline #dusk #everydayasia #everydayeverywhere #everydaykachin
All souls day also known as celebration of all the All souls day also known as celebration of all the faithfully departed and Day of the Dead. 

Is a day of prayer and remembrance for best souls of those who have died.

Which is observed by Catholics and other Christian denominations on November 2nd

Photo & caption by Hpauyam La Awng
@hpauyam_adoi 

#dayofthedead #romancatholic #kachin #cemetery #everydayasia #everydaykachin
IDP boy singing a song after Kachin youth voluntee IDP boy singing a song after Kachin youth volunteered to teach how to play guitar, violin and the keyboard in the Masat shadaw (6), Dabu Bum Camp.

Photo & caption by @hpungdanawng

Note :
These blue tin roofs are a strong visual symbol of this conflict.  They are covering nearly every IDP camp in Kachin to help avoid air-strikes and artillery' as they are often still stuck close enough to the fighting to hear it.
Happy & honorable Kachin State day Manau dance ce Happy &  honorable Kachin State day Manau dance celebration.
May there be peace in Kachin

Photo & caption by @hpauyam_ado

#manau #ethnic #traditional #dance #kachinstate #everydaykachin #everydaymyanmar
Giant tree on the way to Sinlen mountain. #waimaw Giant tree on the way to Sinlen mountain. #waimaw #gianttree #everydaykachin #everydayasia 

Photo & caption by @hpungdanawng
ကျဆုံးသွားသောတောင်တန်းများ
"Fallen mountains" 
 Photo & caption by Sut Nan Awng @sut_nan_awng

Note : these are not pristine river valleys, these are the deep scars of mining Jade from Hpakant. 

Image selected by @lahpaisinwarnaung -  assistant editor

#jade #mining  #kachin #hpakant #burma
Manau festival in Myitkyina, 2010. This was the l Manau festival in Myitkyina, 2010. 
This was the last year with large Manau celebrations before the war started.

Photo by @ryanlibre 

#manau #ethnic #dance # Kachin #fireworks #everydaykachin
Kachin Internally Displaced People, join a Baptism Kachin Internally Displaced People, join a Baptism ceremony in the Je Yang river.  On the other side of the river bank is the border with China. 
this camp is just outside Laiza, the capital & HQ of the Kachin Independence Organization.

Photo & caption by @ringnuawng

#jeyang #idp #kachinstate #myanmarchinaborder
#baptism
#ringnuawng-photography
#everydaykachin
Winter morning Pajau Bum Photo & caption by @yawn Winter morning Pajau Bum

Photo & caption by @yawng_htang

Note : Pajau Bum is the mountain that the KIO adminstration HQ was based for much of the organization's history.
The mining companies, who buy the rights to dig ou The mining companies, who buy the rights to dig our jade from corrupt generals,  do not follow international or even national standards for safety. Following the law is easily avoided by companies who can afford large bribes.
When the monsoon season comes, so do the landslides. 

Company ni htu sha ngut ai hpang ga bai nkaput da ai majaw Lanam ta hta mrang grai htu na bum gyi ai re mat ai rai nga ai; 

Photo by @sengdiawng 

#jade #mining #kachin #hpakant #everydaykachin
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