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The Fifth Floor: The Myanmar coup, two years on

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Pro-democracy demonstrators in Bangkok, Thailand

03/02/2023 GMT

The Myanmar coup, two years on

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Protest, conflict and exile: we hear about Myanmar, two years after the military coup

Protest, conflict and exile: we hear about Myanmar, two years after the military coup.

Since the 2021 coup in Myanmar, many Burmese have taken up arms against the military and thousands more have fled. BBC Burmese editor Soe Win Than tells us about life in the country now, and the challenges he and his team face in reporting it.

What's in a name? 
People in Thailand take naming very seriously. BBC Thai's Tossapol Chaisomritpol explains the meanings behind his many names - from birth, through renaming, and onto his nicknames too!

Prague's Little Hanoi
Vietnamese people are the third largest ethnic community in the Czech Republic. Khue Luu Binh of BBC Vietnamese explains how they came to be such a significant community, and tells us about 'Little Hanoi', a large commercial hub outside Prague.  

Iran: How your phone can land you in jail 
An insight into how the Iranian regime is targeting people’s mobile phones to stifle protests and prevent images leaving the country, with BBC Monitoring’s Khosro Isfahani.  

Triumph against the odds
Sarika Singh of BBC Hindi TV shares the inspiring story of rebuilding her career after a life-threatening illness, in our series celebrating the BBC's 100 years.  

(Photo: Pro-democracy demonstrators in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: Chaiwat Subprasom/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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