Myanmar’s anti-coup strike coalition and prominent activists awarded 6th Forum 2000 Award in Prague

[From L-R] Myanmar activists: Bhone Thit, a former political prisoner and democracy activist with the University Students' Unions Alumni Force; Chan, a founding member of Women Alliance Burma; and Stan, the secretary of the Anti-Junta Forces Coordination Committee Mandalay, accepting the sixth Forum 2000 International Award for Courage and Responsibility on behalf of the General Strike Coordination Body and three pro-democracy activists inside Myanmar in Prague, Czech Republic, on Oct. 11, 2026. (Credit: Forum 2000 Foundation)

The General Strike Coordination Body (GSCB), a coalition of anti-2021 military coup strike committees and civil society organizations in Myanmar, was honored with the 6th Forum 2000 International Award for Courage and Responsibility alongside prominent pro-democracy activists Tayzar San, Nan Lin and Htet Myat Aung, at the 30th Forum 2000 Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday.

“The role of civil resistance in any revolution is vital and powerful because it allows participation from the entire public regardless of their sex, age and location,” Tayzar San, a physician, librarian and pro-democracy activist from Mandalay, said in a video message on Oct. 11.

Tayzar San, 37, organized the first public protest shortly after the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, and continues to call for leadership and reform within the resistance movement from an undisclosed area inside Myanmar, where he continues to organize actions against the regime that seized power during the coup, along with other activists. 

“Tayzar San, Nan Lin, and Htet Myat Aung embody extraordinary civic courage, moral steadfastness, and an unwavering commitment to non-violent resistance in the face of one of the world’s most repressive military regimes,” said Jakub Klepal, the executive director of the Forum 2000 Foundation.

The GSCB unified dozens of groups, including students, trade unionists, and members of the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM)—civil servants who refused to support the military after the coup.

Accepting the award on behalf of the Forum 2000 International Award for Courage and Responsibility recipients were three Myanmar activists living in Prague.

Chan, a founding member of Women Alliance Burma, Stan, a secretary of the Anti-Junta Forces Coordination Committee Mandalay, and Bhone Thit, a former political prisoner and activist with the University Students’ Unions Alumni Force.