Myanmar: A Country Without Youth

Turmoil since the military coup in 2021 has drained Myanmar of its youth.

Armed conflict, loss of job opportunities, human rights abuses, forced conscription, insecurity, and mismanagement have driven masses of young people abroad, robbing the country of its most precious future resource.

First wave

Following the military coup in February 2021, thousands of people across the country took to the streets, demanding that the junta return power to the elected civilian government. But their peaceful protests were met with brutal crackdowns by the regime, leaving hundreds dead or seriously injured, most of them young people.