In the early hours of Monday morning, Myanmar’s military detained de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and several other members of the National League of Democracy party, taking control of the country’s government. This means Myanmar is under military rule again, just as it was from 1962 until 2011. What might the future look like for the people of Myanmar, many of whom have lived under military rule before? We speak with a Rohingya activist who has seen first-hand what Myanmar’s military is capable of.

In this episode:

Wai Wai Nu (@waiwainu), Rohingya human rights activist, founder of Women's Peace Network (@WomensPeaceNW).

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In the early hours of Monday morning, Myanmar’s military detained de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and several other members of the National League of Democracy party, taking control of the country’s government. This means Myanmar is under military rule again,&nbsp;just as it was from 1962 until 2011.&nbsp;What might the future look like for the people of Myanmar, many of whom have lived under military rule before? We speak with a Rohingya activist who has seen first-hand what Myanmar’s military is capable of.In this episode:Wai Wai Nu (<a href="https://twitter.com/waiwainu?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@waiwainu</a>), Rohingya human rights activist, founder of Women's Peace Network (<a href="https://twitter.com/WomensPeaceNW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WomensPeaceNW</a>).Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>)

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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