False Peace, Real War in Myanmar

From June 25-27, the junta staged a carefully choreographed event in Naypyitaw, deceptively titled the “Peace Forum.”

This event had nothing to do with peace. It was a cynical performance, a deceitful façade masking an intensified and atrocious war waged against the people of Myanmar.

The junta invited domestic “extras” and selected international diplomats to join the show, delivering speeches about peace and dialogue from a decorated grand stage, while simultaneously continuing its campaign of terror, including the bombing of cities and villages, and the destruction of schools, hospitals and religious sites.