More than 60 students from Thailand and Myanmar recently gathered at a riverside spot last week in Mae Hong Son’s Mae Sariang district, where the bullets only recently stopped flying, to protest harmful dam development and deadly state violence.


Speaking on behalf of the youngsters, Arina (no surname) said her group is demanding an end to not just dam construction but also attacks on its people by Myanmar’s military regime.


“Myanmar’s dictators must stop assaulting us and return power to the people,” she said, voicing her group’s demands.


The young activists were gathered at the border defined by the Salween River to mark the International Day of Action for Rivers and also spotlight the damage done by Myanmar’s coup-makers. Activists usually mark this special day on March 14 by focusing on river protection and the adverse impacts of dams.


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