For this weeks episode of the Dateline Bangkok podcast, Tommy Walker speaks with Thinzar Shunlei Yi.

Thinzar Shunlei Yi is a prominent pro-democracy activist from Myanmar, leading rallies, protests and advocating for freedoms and rights in Myanmar, and more notably against the military coup of 2021.

This interview discusses Shunlei’s work as an activist, Myanmar’s military coup and subsequent mass protests, hopes for the future of the country and her reaction to proposed elections by the military administration.

Shunlei talks about how she got into activism, her fight for freedoms in Myanmar, and what life is like on the run after being wanted by the military.

Link to podcast: https://youtu.be/kVtS0DPl2w8?si=BaoNH-bfDZrum3WP