From a well-known musician to living in exile: Kyar Pauk on fleeing Myanmar

Having worked as a singer-songwriter and visual artist in Myanmar, Kyar Pauk used his voice to speak out against the military junta that led a coup in 2021. Speaking to FRANCE 24, he describes how, when he learned that military authorities wanted his arrest, he was able to escape through the jungle in Thailand. "We went through the forest with a small bike for eight hours," he remembers.

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