The team is back for another in-depth conversation with Maung Zarni about the Myanmar military (the Tatmadaw) and how it became so powerful; the reasons popular support for the Tatmadaw evaporated after the February coup; the emergence of a revitalized and inclusive civil society in Myanmar; and what you can do right now to support this civil society (see below for more on that!).Irene and Elisa also bring you up-to-date on the news, including:A Guardian investigation that links illegal EU policies towards refugees to at least 2000 refugee deaths;Continuing cultural genocide by Azerbaijan against Armenian heritage sites, including the destruction of the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in the city of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh;New reports predicting 500,000 to 1 million deaths in India from Covid-19 by July 2021;US President Biden's decision to suspend patents for Covid vaccines in order to respond to the growing pandemic crisis in India and elsewhere; andRenewed Israeli attempts to erase Palestinian life from Jerusalem.To take action to support civil society in Myanmar:Sign a petition to Chevron: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/demand-chevron-stop-bankrolling-the-myanmar-military?clear_id=true&source=email-stop-chevron-bankrolling-the-myanmar-military-coup-day-9Sign a petition to President Biden: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/myanmar-military-coup-tell-president-biden-to-impose-sanctionsUS residents: Tell your Senators to support the Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2021 (S. 1142): https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-senators-co-sponsor-the-rohingya-genocide-determination-act-of-2021-s1142Join the Coalition Against Chevron in Myanmar: https://www.facebook.com/groups/263548775494329