The New York Times
Despite the danger, women have been at the forefront of the movement, rebuking the generals who ousted a female civilian leader.
A protester offered roses to the police in Yangon, Myanmar, last month.Credit...The New York Times
Ma Kyal Sin loved taekwondo, spicy food and a good red lipstick. She adopted the English name Angel, and her father hugged her goodbye when she went out on the streets of Mandalay, in central Myanmar, to join the crowds peacefully protesting the recent seizure of power by the military.