Myanmar’s Post-Coup Convergence: Religious Nationalism and the Intensifying Pressure on Gender Rights Defenders
The source describes an increasingly coordinated relationship between Buddhist fundamentalist networks and military-backed governance in Myanmar, with WGSM rights defenders framed as threats to culture and national security. It highlights a three-layer repression model—law, physical violence, and digital harassment/surveillance—compounded by funding contraction after a reported 2025 U.S. aid withdrawal and normalization risks linked to the February 2026 elections.