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We are deeply humbled to be recognised by the Right Livelihood Foundation, alongside fellow laureates from the Pacific Islands, Taiwan, and Sudan, whose work inspires us.
We accept this award in honour of the courageous people of Myanmar, who, for nearly five years since the military’s brutal coup attempt, have stood against the junta with unyielding strength, dignity, and immense sacrifice.
This award belongs to them.
It belongs to the youth who march in defiance, determined to build a future without tyranny, to those who continue to seek justice after decades of oppression, to the whistleblowers who risk everything to tell the truth, to those who have given their lives so others may live free from the military’s brutality, and to the countless people who continue to fight for a federal democracy built on peace and justice for all.
We stand with you.
Since the illegal coup attempt of 2021, the military has unleashed a campaign of terror against the people with mass killings, torture, sexual violence, airstrikes and the burning of villages.
Even the children are not spared.
These crimes are being committed by the same perpetrators of genocide against the Rohingya with total impunity.
Yet, amid the horror, the courage of the people remains unbroken.
Our movement is not only against the generals who commit these crimes, but also against the governments, corporations and banks that continue to fund and enable the junta’s violence, and the oppression of oppressed people around the world, from Palestine to Ukraine, from East Turkistan to Sudan, who we stand in solidarity with.
The Right Livelihood Award reaffirms that Myanmar’s struggle is part of a global fight for justice and human dignity.
To dismantle the military cartel, we need solidarity and action.
This December, the military junta will be holding a sham election. We call on governments to reject this and stop the flow of funds, arms, equipment and aviation fuel that sustains the junta’s terror.
We call on companies and investors: withdraw your money from the military and its cronies. End this complicity. Do not fund atrocities.
This honour strengthens our resolve and sends a clear message to the junta and its enablers:
The world is watching.
The Myanmar people’s revolution will prevail.
