Field Report on Myanmar Coup: Myanmar Spring Revolution
Burma Spring Revolution Front (BSRF)
Timeline: 7-28 March, 2021
It is believed that 7th March (full moon day of Tabaung) is an auspicious Day for Myanmar people to go to the temple and make merit; but instead, the whole country was covered in BLOOD.
The military dictatorship claims 27th March as an Army Day and it serves as the most significant date for the military
Is 27th March significant? Yes, in a BLOODY WAY!
Is 27th March significant? Yes, in a BLOODY WAY!
Current Political Landscape
The Committee Representing Pyihataungsu Hluttaw(CRPH), comprising elected members of Parliament, appointed Chin ethnic minority Dr. Sasa as a special U.N. envoy. Since then, Dr. Sasa has carried out important missions including holding meetings with international communities to discuss the Human Rights situation in Myanmar, urging them to take a stand with Myanmar people who have faced mass atrocities by the military junta.
Dr. Sasa also submitted a letter to the UN Security Council to revoke the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) for the case of Myanmar, urging the heads of governments and states around the world to impose targeted and effective sanctions against the illegitimate military regime and their alliances. A funding platform called ‘Go Fund Me’ by CRPH has been set-up to support CDM and to abolish the military regime for once and for all by restoring people power through federal democracy.
CRPH is also working with U Kyaw Moe Tun, the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, who had announced hiring of a global law firm ‘Volterra Fietta’ to pursue international legal proceedings against the military junta that staged a coup on 1st February, 2021 and to those who are responsible for the crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Dr. Sasa also submitted a letter to the UN Security Council to revoke the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) for the case of Myanmar, urging the heads of governments and states around the world to impose targeted and effective sanctions against the illegitimate military regime and their alliances. A funding platform called ‘Go Fund Me’ by CRPH has been set-up to support CDM and to abolish the military regime for once and for all by restoring people power through federal democracy.
CRPH is also working with U Kyaw Moe Tun, the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, who had announced hiring of a global law firm ‘Volterra Fietta’ to pursue international legal proceedings against the military junta that staged a coup on 1st February, 2021 and to those who are responsible for the crimes against humanity and war crimes.
On 14th March, CRPH declared the military junta as a terrorist organization which was followed by the announcement that people have rights to self-defense according to the law in case of violence.
The committee of elected lawmakers announced the removal of all ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) from the country’s list of terrorist groups and unlawful associations. In the meantime, CRPH has an ongoing discussion with EAOs for the establishment of a Federal Army and a way towards to a Federal Democratic country.
The Karen National Union (KNU) has recently attacked the army base and ha s refused to meet with the military(Tatmadaw) unless their troops stop killing civilians and grant freedom to all detainees arrested following the coup. In the country’s North the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has taken over the military’s strategic outposts and resumed fighting, opposing the military’s deadly assaults on protesters. A few EAOs have publicly denounced the military coup and it is interesting to see how Arakan Army (AA) would go forward after the military coup designated them as a terrorist organization; will they become a part of Federal Army or not?
The committee of elected lawmakers announced the removal of all ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) from the country’s list of terrorist groups and unlawful associations. In the meantime, CRPH has an ongoing discussion with EAOs for the establishment of a Federal Army and a way towards to a Federal Democratic country.
The Karen National Union (KNU) has recently attacked the army base and ha s refused to meet with the military(Tatmadaw) unless their troops stop killing civilians and grant freedom to all detainees arrested following the coup. In the country’s North the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has taken over the military’s strategic outposts and resumed fighting, opposing the military’s deadly assaults on protesters. A few EAOs have publicly denounced the military coup and it is interesting to see how Arakan Army (AA) would go forward after the military coup designated them as a terrorist organization; will they become a part of Federal Army or not?
Sign of Decease & Rise
During the 2nd and 4th week of March, the military and police force have used a more violent and lethal crackdown on unarmed civilians which resulted in a death toll of 423 people, including 20 children and cases of 2,428 people arrest, charged or sentenced(according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners(AAPP) as of 28th March data.)
Despite the escalated lethal attack on unarmed civilians, the courageous Myanmar people have continued to strike in various forms; however, the peaceful protesters have adapted to self-defense tactics in response to the deadly military crackdown. The great news is that the Civil Disobedience Movement of Myanmar is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2022 in recognition for its efforts for peace and democracy through non-violent means.
The way forward – A revolution in our own definition!
If it is true that ‘Might is right’, then
Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments.
Although non-violent revolutions and negotiations through diplomacy and dialogues sounds good, it is still questionable in the Myanmar context whether or not ‘non-violent revolutions’ will work after we have witnessed the worst kind of murders against unarmed civilians by the military.
Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments.
Frederick The Great (1712-1786)
Likewise, the international communities’ words of condemnation or concerns or statements have had little or no effect in stopping the military’s atrocities and crimes against humanities. As a way forward, BSRF ha sits own definition for REVOLUTION and below is food for thought for the coming days by keeping in mind that people have different ways of pursuing revolution.
- Focusing on the common purpose of ending the military dictatorship by showing strength and unity, regardless of races, faith, and political beliefs
- Creating an effective communication mechanism despite the lack of the Internet
- Maintaining and fostering the Civil Disobedience Movement
- Boycotting military related businesses and imposing social punishments to military related alliances
- Urging international communities to put strong sanctions on military-run conglomerates of the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) and Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL)
- Establishing well-coordinated defense and sabotage plans to sustain the resources
- Prompting appointments, the Defense Minister and the Federal Army by the CRPH and the acting Vice President
- Speeding-up the negotiations with EAOs and stake holders for consensus, military strategies, and nation building
- Dismantling the military cartel and providing a sign of welcoming such as the promotion of military strategist and trained persons (Majors, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Soldiers etc.) from different states and regions if they join the Federal Army
- Finding windows of opportunities by working with lawyers and international communities to revoke Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in the case of Myanmar and by bringing the military junta to the international Criminal Court.
- Collecting data and evidences of the military coup’s atrocities for the judiciary process and transitional justice process
If citizens do not believe they can change the leaders through the ballot box, they will find other ways, even at the risk of destabilizing the countries, Kofi Annan (1938-2018)
