2021
2 February
CDM Health workers and civil society started the CDM movement.
CDM People started banging pots and pans at 8 PM every evening (a traditional way to drive out evil spirits).
6 February
CDM Tens of thousands of civilians took to the streets to join peaceful protests.
10 February
CDM Health
CDM Civil servants and police officers at Kayah State protested against the coup.
14 February
CDM Health
CDM The CDM spread, disrupting air and train travel.
16 February
CDM Protesters took again to the streets despite a heavy military and police presence.
17 February
CDM Mass demonstrations with more than 100 000 people in the streets of Myanmar.
18 February
CDM Drivers in Yangon staged a “broken down cars” campaign for a second day, blocking major roads to prevent people from going to work.
22 February
CDM Millions of people joined the nationwide “22222” protest.
25 February
CDM “Thanaka campaign”, painting protest messages on the skin using thanaka.
28 February
CDM “Milk Tea Alliance” street rallies and social media campaigns across Asia.
4 March
CDM 600 police officers joined the CDM.
7 March
CDM Trade unions called for a nationwide work stoppage and support to the CDM.
12 March
CDM Protests erupted after social media called to mark the death anniversary of Phone Maw (killed in 1988 at the Rangoon Institute of Technology).
16 March
CDM Mass funerals held across Yangon, with hundreds gathering to say goodbye to those killed after the bloodiest day since the coup.
23 March
CDM The military dismissed 56 staff from the Foreign Ministry who supported the CDM.
24 March
CDM People held a nationwide “silent strike”. The junta detained 100 staff from major shopping chains for participating in the silent strike.
26 March
CDM The Myanmar CDM nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
30 March
CDM Protesters threw garbage on the streets to express their opposition to the coup.
4 April
CDM Protesters handed out Easter eggs with painted anti-coup slogans.
5 April
CDM Protesters in Yangon clapped together at 5 PM in a show of dissent.
6 April
CDM Demonstrators splashed red paint to protest against the military bloodshed.
8 April
CDM “Marching shoes strike”, with people placing flowers in shoes in public places.
11 April
CDM “Flash Strike”, aiming flashlights into the night sky to signal rejection of the coup.
15 April
CDM People refuse to celebrate the Thingyan New Year under the military.
16 April
CDM “Silent strike” to mourn the 700 people killed since the coup.
21 April
CDM “A blue-shirt campaign” to call for the release of 3 300 detainees.
23 April
CDM Protesters returned to the streets of Yangon after a weeks-long absence following military-led massacres that killed hundreds.
25 April
CDM In Mandalay, the University Students Union called for a boycott of military-provided education as the junta plans to reopen schools.
11 May
CDM Protests around Myanmar marking 100 days of the coup.
22 May
CDM 12 police officers in Chin State joined the CDM.
CDM 125 900 school teachers suspended for joining a CDM in their school boycott.
26 May
CDM 90 % of students refused to enroll in Myanmar’s education system under the coup regime.
3 June
CDM Children in Rakhine State attend school, ignoring Myanmar’s school boycott.
8 June
CDM 5 people arrested, including a prominent political activist, a well-renowned poet, and former NLD-appointed Chief Minister of Magway Region.
12 June
CDM Striking military officers urged the public to welcome and protect military personnel who join the CDM.
19 June
CDM ASSK celebrating her 76th birthday under military detention. There were flower protests as well as solidarity events abroad for this occasion.
29 June
CDM TNLA banned the sale of goods from military companies in its territory (northern Shan State).
3 July
CDM Protesters burned MAH's images on his birthday.
3 July
CDM Protesters hit the streets across Myanmar to mark the anniversary of 1962 student protests against the country’s 1st junta.
15 July
CDM 176 CDM civil servants of the education department from 18 townships of Shan State removed from their positions.
18 July
CDM The son of ASSK Htein Lin (Kim Aris) attended and addressed the Martyrs' Day event in London.
19 July
CDM Martyrs’ Day ceremony marking the assassination of General Aung San and his colleagues on 19 July 1947, opponents of the coup held protests.
23 July
CDM Thousands of political prisoners held protests against prison authorities by shouting anti-regime slogans at Yangon’s Insein Prison.
2 August
CDM 20 civil servants arrested for supporting the CDM released from Insein Prison.
6 August
CDM Beauty queen Htar Htet is collecting donations to support comrades involved in the CDM.
8 August
CDM Anti-military protests broke out across the country on the 33rd anniversary of the 1988 uprising. The campaign slogan was “Blood feuds from ’88 must be settled by 2021.”
12 August
CDM The UNGA expected to decide next month whether the junta or the NUG represents Myanmar on the world stage. Small-scale demonstrations (e.g. in Mandalay) held across the country in recent days, with protesters displaying messages of support for the NUG. The related "Accept NUG, Reject Military" profile campaign on social media reached about 2 million netizens in 3 days.
19 August
CDM 40 military troops based in Tanintharyi and Magwe regions fled the armed forces and joined in against the junta.
CDM For the 1st time, after 143 years, the national lottery is being boycotted by the public, as people refuse to make any kind of payment to the military.
27 August
CDM Striking police officers in Kayah State formed a police force that will work together with anti-regime groups to fight the military rule, the 1st such shadow police force formed since February.
28 August
CDM The NUG urged security forces not to obey SAC’s orders and pledged assistance to soldiers defecting to join the resistance.
31 August
CDM The People’s Soldiers group of military personnel who defected the Tatmadaw apologized to the public over killings by the military.
7 September
CDM Protesters destroyed around 68 military-owned communications towers.
11 September
CDM Singer Song Oo Hlaing performed at a concert in NYC to raise funds for the Spring Revolution. The event raised US$75 000.
19 September
CDM Kachin youth gathered in downtown Myitkyina to show their opposition to MAH’s visit.
21 September
CDM Hundreds of people are receiving military training at a camp of the People's Revolutionary Army camp in Sagaing Region.
23 September
CDM 30 junta police officers and soldiers in Chin State joined the CDM since the declaration of a People’s Defensive War.
3 October
CDM Monks in Mandalay protested to demand the immediate release of an arrested monk.
11 October
CDM Protesters gathered in Sagaing Region and chanted slogans calling for the immediate release of ASSK and Win Myint.
14 October
CDM A 3rd secretary from the Myanmar Embassy in London joined the CDM; she is the 2nd diplomatic official of the embassy to join.
18 October
CDM An anti-regime protest in Mandalay: (20 civilians injured; 10 people arrested).
24 October
CDM A group of young activists marched in Yangon with fire torches under the slogan "Destroy all pillars supporting the junta".
5 November
CDM 500 civil rights groups called for a UNSC meeting to stop escalating violence in Myanmar's Chin State, which has become a forefront of resistance against military rule.
8 November
CDM Myanmar social media filled with people sharing their memories of voting one year ago and expressing their sadness that their voices were not listened to.
1 December
CDM 2 000 soldiers and 6 000 police officers now joined the CDM against the junta since the coup.
8 December
CDM Police officers who left their posts to join the CDM in Kalay formed their own law enforcement service in partnership with local PDF fighters.
10 December
CDM Protesters hold a "Silent strike" nationwide against the military junta after the massacre of villagers by soldiers. The junta pressured the public not to participate and keep shops open.
4 January
CDM The NUG’s Command &Control Unit claimed that they are able to coordinate with 35 undisclosed resistance groups.
5 January
CDM 3 resistance groups declared an alliance with the NUG’s Command & Control Unit of Yangon Region.
7 January
CDM Protests in Mandalay, Tanintharyi, and Monywa took place ahead of Hun Sen’s arrival.
25 January
CDM The military warned that those who adhere to or promote revolutionary forces’ calls to close businesses and participate in silent protest on the upcoming coup anniversary could face life in prison.
28 January
CDM The junta forces arrested 13 Yangon and Mandalay shop owners who notified customers that their businesses will be closed on 1 February.
31 January
CDM Civil servants working under the junta in Myaing were warned in a letter to leave by February 10 or action would be taken for non-compliance and urged them to join the CDM. 80% of public employees in Magway Region joined the CDM.
1 February
CDM Myanmar people marked the 1st coup anniversary with a silent strike. Also pro-military demonstrations were held in an effort to counter the silent strike.
CDM Aung Aung, a man from Kyaukpadaung, burned himself alive in protest against the military.
2 February
CDM The CDM and NUG are among the nominees for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
3 February
CDM The junta arrested and charged more than a 100 people in the past week for their social media posts in support of the anti-regime movement.
7 February
CDM The KNU issued a statement warning all armed forces and civil servants working under the junta in Kayin State to resign and to stand with the people.
CDM A Myanmar citizen filed a complaint with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority against Telenor Group in an attempt to stop the transfer of sensitive user data in the controversial sale of its Myanmar subsidiary to military-linked companies.
8 February
CDM 30 civil servants working for the General Administration Department and Ministry of Education in Sagaing Region resigned.
13 February
CDM The All Burma Federation of Student Unions, North Dagon Oppressed People’s Strike Coalition, and the Spring Coalition General Strike Committee protested in Yangon and chanted slogans against the military dictatorship and in support of political prisoners in Insein prison who have gone on a hunger strike.
16 February
CDM 3 PDFs active in Naypyitaw demanded the resignations of all local officials, whom they regard as vital to the military regime’s administration of the country.
21 February
CDM 20 youths in Magwe Region were detained for distributing leaflets calling for people to join the “Six Twos Revolution” general strike on the following day (22/02/2022).
22 February
CDM The turnout in the “Six Twos Revolution” (22/02/2022) was nowhere near as protests last year, they were still widespread. Political prisoners in Insein, Pathein, and Loikaw prisons smeared their faces with thanaka and observed a silence, as an act of solidarity with the protesters outside.
27 February
CDM Activists staged protests to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
2 March
CDM The junta released 5 celebrities who had been previously jailed for their anti-military and anti-coup resistance to mark Peasants' Day.
3 March
CDM 100 Tatmadaw Air Force personnel defected and joined the CDM.
13 March
CDM Teenage girls who participated in an anti-coup protest in Mingalar Taung Nyunt to mark the Myanmar Human Rights Day (the 34th anniversary of the death of Ko Phone Maw and Ko Soe Naing, who were shot dead by riot police on 13 March 1988) were badly injured after being arrested and beaten by junta security forces.
18 March
CDM Political prisoners held in Dawei, Tanintharyi Region, who raised 3-finger salutes against military rule before their court hearings, were placed in solitary confinement for nearly a month.
21 March
CDM A campaign was launched to protest against Prak Sokhonn’s itinerary, saying that only Win Myint and ASSK are the official government. Also, activists gathered in Mandalay to demonstrate against Sokhonn.
CDM 3 lieutenant colonels serving as battalion commanders for the military defected to the KNU, making them the highest-ranking soldiers to do so since the coup.
23 March
CDM Anti-dictatorship activists in Mandalay asked people not to participate in celebrations for the Myanmar New Year (Thingyan) which are being arranged by the military.
27 March
CDM A number of demonstrations were held across the country.
13 April
CDM Myanmar marked its New Year water festival with silence protests and boycotts. The state-run media worked overtime all week to pretend that everything was normal.
CDM In Sagaing Region, 20 000 students are being taught by 2,000 CDM teachers under the mechanisms of NUG and Kani People Administration.
17 April
CDM PDF fighters provided security for an anti-military protest in Sagaing Region. 5 resistance fighters were killed by junta soldiers.
21 April
CDM A coalition of 16 resistance groups warned MEHL and Chinese companies to suspend work and urged employees at copper mines in Sagaing Region to join the CDM by 5 May.
CDM The Blue Shirt Campaign: to express solidarity with Myanmar's political prisoners and democracy internationally.
3 May
CDM The protesters climbed to Mya Leik mountain and unfurled a 30-foot-long banner that criticized the junta.
4 May
CDM Migrants from Myanmar in New Zealand raised over $3 million funds to reportedly buy surface-to-air missiles and help PDF in efforts to fight the country's military junta.
26 May
CDM The Department of Basic Education has banned 16 private schools in Nay Pyi Taw accused of being involved in politics from opening for the 2022-2023 academic year.
14 June
CDM The military captured 30 young adults participants in anti-junta flash demonstrations in Yangon.
19 June
CDM From countryside and major cities, the Myanmar people united to celebrate ASSK´s 77th birthday, calling for her release from junta detention. 100 political prisoners were locked in a fish-paste warehouse in Mandalay’s Obo Prison for celebrating ASSK’s 77th.
21 June
CDM During a press conference, NUG media official Ko Nay Phone Latt said that the PDFs were becoming stronger, more organized, and were getting closer to the level of a professional army.
19 July
CDM People across Myanmar celebrated Martyrs’ Day (which marks the anniversary of the assassination of General Aung San) - protests were dispersed within a short time to avoid confrontations with security forces.
CDM Saw Nerdah Bo Mya, the former commander of the Karen National Defence Organization (KNDO, one of the KNU’s 2 armed wings) formed the Kawthoolei Army, a new Karen armed group (composed of former KNDO/DKBA-5 fighters and PDF members).
24 July
CDM People protested in Japan after the Japanese government invited the junta to the funeral of Shinzo Abe on 27 September.
25 July
CDM In Yangon, a group of activists also protested against the executions. Uniformed police and soldiers were stopping random pedestrians and checking phones. On Facebook, many changed their profile picture to black or red as a form of protest. Protests broke out also inside the Insein Prison.
31 July
CDM Oath-taking ceremonies pledging allegiance to the resistance took plce across the country. / Yangon residents banged pots and pans and sounded vehicle horns as a part of a public pledge to defeat the dictatorship.
CDM A fundraising event for the revolution in Malaysia’s Selangor State was attended by thousands of Myanmar people.
6 August
CDM Anti-coup revolutionary strike held in a village from Sagaing's Yinmabin township.
7 August
CDM Myanmar nationals living in South Korea marched in Seoul to condemn Myanmar’s recent execution of 4 democracy activists, demanding action to stop the flow of funds & arms, as well as targeted sanctions against MOGE.
11 August
CDM Chiang Mai University in Thailand signed a memorandum of understanding with the Spring University Myanmar to take in 500 students. The SUM was founded in May 2021, in collaboration with the NUG’s education ministry, to provide education for students who were boycotting the junta-led schools.
27 August
CDM The junta detained 20 people, including 3 striking civil servants participating in the CDM. 50 soldiers blocked off the staff quarters at the university and searched the houses.
1 September
CDM The All Arakan Youth Organization Network called for a boycott of military-linked products in Rakhine State because of hardship caused by military transport bans and civilian casualties from junta attacks.
CDM In Mandalay’s Obo Prison 21 people, including teachers and students that demonstrated against the junta, were sentenced to 3 years in prison under section 505-A of the Penal Code.
4 September
CDM In Yangon, activists displayed a poster reading “UN Prove Your Existence for Justice” in front of the UN office in Yangon in support of reappointing current ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun.
17 September
CDM Myanmar people protest outside UN headquarters in NYC to demand that U Kyaw Moe Tun remain Myanmar’s ambassador to the UN.
11 October
CDM 21 PDFs in the area united under the KNU leadership in Thaton, Mon State.
12 October
CDM The Myanmar community in California, US, gathered to call for the US to support democracy in Myanmar.
14 November
CDM Mandalay protest leader Dr Tayza San led a protest with hundreds people against the military dictatorship.
1 December
CDM Myanmar sentenced 11 young citizens to death for their resistance movement against the military regime.
5 January
CDM Mandalay PDFs held talks with the NUG to discuss operations and the creation of more battalions.
5 January
CDM Mandalay PDFs held talks with the NUG to discuss operations and the creation of more battalions.
15 January
CDM The NUG raised $100 million from selling bonds, auctioning the property of MAH and collecting taxes to oppose the junta.
20 January
CDM Clashes: across the country (87 junta forces were killed in 3 days). / The military arrested 10 women in Mandalay Region accused of providing financial support to the PDFs; some were raped by junta officers at an interrogation center. / Nerdah Bo Mya’s Kawthoolei Army faces allegations of committing another massacre of 8 men whose bodies were discovered with gunshot wounds in Tanintharyi Region after they admitted the 1st massacre of 25 men in Myawaddy Township in June 2021.
21 January
CDM Resistance groups have attacked 6 Myanmar junta offices in Yangon, Sagaing, and Magwe regions in two days to disrupt plans for a general election later this year.
22 January
CDM Clashes: across the country (47 junta forces were killed in 3 days), in Sagaing Region (junta forces raided Charity Clinic looking to arrest doctors and a nurse participating in the CDM).
25 January
CDM The pro-democracy forces called on the public to stage a silent strike to mark the 2nd anniversary of the coup.