'It's like a war zone': Life under the Myanmar junta

India Today contacted residents and activists of Yangon and other cities in Myanmar to understand the country's new normal after the military staged a coup in February of this year.

With refugees escaping to neighbouring countries such as India and Thailand, Myanmar is seeing a bloody turn to its coup where a crackdown by the military (junta) has seen more than 100 protesters and citizens allegedly shot down. “My hair was dyed by my friend two days before he died. He said Thingyan festival is coming soon and he dyed it for me,” said the kid. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #March29Coup These crackdowns have now seen the rise of armed rebel groups which have threatened to fight back the military if their violent crackdowns do not end. This comes after the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a monitoring group, released a report stating that the Myanmar security forces have killed at least 510 people since February 1, when the coup officially started. With hundreds of refugees having crossed borders to arrive at the North-eastern states of India like Mizoram and Manipur, it is now estimated that almost 3,200 people have fled to Thailand.