Students of the Women’s Empowerment School run by the Karenni Women’s Association (KNWO) take part in a graduation ceremony on the border between Thailand and Myanmar’s Karenni State, March 27, 2025.
They do not carry guns to fight the junta in Myanmar. Unlike women combatants in battle fatigues flaunting automatic weapons, their role in the resistance has gone by barely noticed. But they are ...
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