At the time, that press was still bursting at its seams with the residue of its activism against military dictatorship.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tinubus-certificate-open-society-and-its-enemies-by-festus-adedayo/

“Even during military dictatorship, the military were circumspect about taking over trade unions.

Source: https://newsday.com.ng/transporters-threaten-strike-over-alleged-police-invasion-of-secretariat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transporters-threaten-strike-over-alleged-police-invasion-of-secretariat

Following years of lobbying from Amnesty International Italy, Father Franco Reverberi was extradited to Argentina, where he will finally be tried for crimes against humanity committed during the military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983.

Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/impact/2023/12/celebrating-the-human-rights-wins-of-2023/

His vice president, Victoria Villarruel, comes from a military family, is openly pro-dictatorial, and says of the crimes of the military dictatorship: “What happened in Argentina was an internal armed conflict, a low-intensity war.”

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/12/16/freedom-and-the-argentine-dilemma/

However, the observer added that this outcome was unlikely because although the NUG and the AA are both determined to defeat the military dictatorship, the AA has made clear that it wants to be independent and will not follow Burmese leadership.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/ethnic-issues/myanmars-civilian-govt-seeks-closer-ties-with-arakan-army-on-14th-anniversary.html

I began with a 1970 number called ‘London London’ by Caetano Veloso, who had been forced into exile by Brazil’s military dictatorship.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/28/letter-from-london-song/

This political project was overseen by a sadistic military dictatorship, and was enforced by the barrel of a gun and the whistle of falling bombs.

Source: https://www.socialistalternative.org/2023/11/11/history-is-ours-salvador-allende-chiles-thwarted-revolution/

When Suharto’s military dictatorship systematically annihilated any dissent against their rule in Indonesia, resulting in around a million extra judicial murders?

Source: http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2023/04/the-lesson-not-learnt-from-operation.html

With the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the U.S. Congress in December, which embedded elements of the Burma Act, the United States has signaled its commitment to supporting the people’s struggle against military dictatorship.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/myanmar-juntas-airstrikes-strike-back-where-it-hurts/