North Okkalapa residents are bound by their shared sense of working-class struggle. Photo: Aung Myat Thu
Amid Myanmar’s post-coup violence, there is one township in Yangon that ‘scares the military’
- North Okkalapa in Yangon is renowned for its lawlessness and illicit activities but it has also been central to Myanmar’s protest movements for decades
- Since the February 1 coup, the battles between security forces and protesters in North Okkalapa have been some of the fiercest
North Okkalapa residents are bound by their shared sense of working-class struggle. Photo: Aung Myat Thu
