Myanmar

In Myanmar's conflict zones, the news can save your life

While the military junta tries to control what people know, one local newspaper is making sure communities on the frontline stay informed and safe.

Amid reports of mass killings and the burning down of villages, the military junta has imposed information blackouts on anyone suspected of ties to resistance groups, leaving civilians unable to know where fighting is happening, which routes are safe, or what is true.

Local peacebuilders have been sharing twice-monthly newspapers, distributed to communities caught in the crossfire between junta forces and resistance groups. They have reached 207 residents, across five townships where internet and mobile services have been cut off.

The newspaper gives people what they need to stay safe. Updates on the local security situation help civilians make informed decisions about where to go and when. Disinformation is pushed back. Political awareness grows. And every profit is reinvested into community-led health education and emergency relief.

Across some of Myanmar's most dangerous frontlines, this newspaper is keeping people informed, and giving communities the knowledge to look out for one another.

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