Five years since the February 2021 military coup, the Myanmar junta’s assault on the population has decimated the country’s infrastructure, economy, civil and political life, rule of law, and healthcare and education systems. The military’s post-coup atrocities amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, fueled by decades of impunity.
The military responded to armed resistance in 2025 with repeated aerial and artillery attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, including in the immediate aftermath of the devastating March earthquake.
Throughout 2025, the junta ramped up violence and repression to lay the groundwork for sham elections, which were held in three phases between December 28 and January 25.
Since the coup, trafficking, scam centers, and other illicit economies have proliferated, with Myanmar becoming the world’s top producer of opium and one of the main sources of synthetic drugs.