No faith has been spared from the military’s violence. Churches, monasteries, and mosques have been bombed or desecrated, with religious leaders persecuted for their compassion. This section records how the junta’s cruelty extends even into places of worship and peace.
Priests and villagers offer funeral prayers for Ritar, 59, before burial at a cemetery in Demoso township, Kayah state, Myanmar on 29 March 2022. Myanmar military's artillery shells exploeded next to Ritar on the evening prior as she was preparing to go out with a motorbike together with her brother. Ritar has died a few hours later and her brother was seriously injured. Photo - TaMwe
Displaced persons and local residents attending a temple visit on New Year's morning of 2023 in Khubahto village, west of Demoso, Karenni State. Photo - Myo Satt