Youths in Myanmar Live in Fear of Being Sold to the Army
Authorities have used detention, coercion and abductions to fill recruitment quotas as an estimated 100,000 young people have been conscripted since early 2024.
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Youths in Myanmar live in fear of being sold to the army
By Gavin Butler and BBC BurmeseOctober 11, 2026You do not stay out after dark if you're young and able-bodied in Hpa-An, the capital of Myanmar's southern Karen state. In recent months this has become conventional wisdom.But Zaw Min has no choice."I worry, but I have to go out to work," says the 26-year-old tuk tuk driver, who asked that his real name be omitted out of fear for his safety. "My family call me all the time and remind me not to dri…
Young men live in fear of being snatched off the streets and sold to Myanmar's army - The Ghana Report
You do not stay out after dark if you’re young and able-bodied in Hpa-An, the capital of Myanmar’s southern Karen state. In recent months this has become conventional wisdom. But Zaw Min has no choice. “I worry, but I have to go out to work,” says the 26-year-old tuk tuk driver, who asked that his […]
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