Coup fighters: Myanmar’s persistent protesters
The temperature keeps rising: as demonstrations continue to grow, the army is becoming more brutal. We ask how the country can escape the cycle of violence. In a pandemic, laws against misinformation have their merits—but are also easily put to work fo...
March 1, 2021
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<p>The temperature keeps rising: as demonstrations continue to grow, the army is becoming <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/02/28/myanmar-records-its-deadliest-day-of-pro-democracy-protests?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">more brutal</a>. We ask how the country can escape the cycle of violence. In a pandemic, laws against misinformation have their merits—but are also easily put to work for <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2021/02/13/censorious-governments-are-abusing-fake-news-laws?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">censorious governments</a>. And why British dependencies want to <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/02/20/growing-cannabis-on-britains-smallest-islands?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">get growing</a> in the medical-marijuana game.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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