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Top 10 Remarquable Facts about Pencilo

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Pencilo is a Burmese writer, anti-regime activist, and democracy activist. Pencilo has published four books, which were listed in the best-selling books

She is best known for criticizing the Tatmadaw and taking up politically sensitive cases against the Burmese military junta and generals.

She began her career in 2016, publishing a book titled Under the Mask became one of the top-selling books of 2016.

A core supporter of the National League for Democracy, she participated in the election campaign in November 2015.

Pencilo, who has 1.3 million Facebook followers, is famous for her writing and fighting on sensitive cases.

1. Pencilo went into hiding in the capital city of the famous Yangon running from her arrest

Pencilo first went into hiding in the capital city of Yangon and later moved to the countryside following the creeping threat from military forces.

However, throughout her months of long escape, the writer-activist never stopped sharing the stories of the mobilized street demonstrations and raising her voice against the junta.

Two weeks after its takeover, the regime issued arrest warrants for seven high-profile figures, Pencilo, who has become a Facebook personality and best-selling writer, was one of them.

Many of the celebrities were core supporters of the NLD and vocal critics of the military rule, for inciting unrest against the state using their influence on social media.

2. Pencilo has written interesting posts criticizing the military and published her first book Under the mask

Pencilo has written posts criticizing the military and the former military-backed government of President Thein Sein, which have occasionally come under fire.

She started her career in 2016 by publishing her first book Under the Mask which became a top-selling book.

She was charged under Section 66 of the telecommunications law, which outlaws online defamation and carries a maximum two-year jail sentence.

She was sued for writing posts on her Facebook account critical of Myanmar military commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

Pencilo became one of the main targets of the military junta. She escaped Yangon to Thailand afterward and eventually fled to the United States as a political refugee.

Her first translation work to Korea, “Burma Spring Revolution” was published in 2022, captures her harrowing journey from hiding in the wake of the coup.

3. Bayarea Burmese Community hosted the famous author and social media activist Pencilo

Bayarea Burmese Community hosted Pencilo, an author and social media activist who recently escaped from Myanmar.

She was critical of the military junta that overthrew the democratically elected civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi and her party.

National League for Democracy (NLD). The people of Myanmar have been united and engaging in peaceful protest since the coup of February 2021.

Pencilo is to share her firsthand accounts of the Myanmar Spring Revolution, her dangerous escape to the USA, challenges Myanmar and its people are facing.

4. National League Democracy is one of the interesting Burmese political parties

National League for Democracy Head Office, Yangon, Burma by Phyo Wp/

National League for Democracy (NLD) is a Burmese political party. Its chairperson is Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Member of Parliament.

The party advocates a non-violent movement toward multi-party democracy in Burma, which had been under military rule.

The party supports human rights the rule of law, and national reconciliation. The party flag has a peacock in it which is a prominent symbol of Burma

The Peacock was numerously featured several times in Burmese monarchic flags as well as other nationalist symbols in the country.

5. famous Myanmar has been in turmoil under a military crackdown that killed thousands of people

2021 Myanmar Armed Forces Day by Mil Ru/

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the coup and a subsequent military crackdown on dissent that a local monitoring group says has killed thousands of people.

The NUG holds no territory and has not been recognized by any foreign government with many of its members in hiding or exile.

Writer Ei Pencilo and prominent activists Min Ko Naing and Ei Thinzar Maung had also had their citizenship revoked.

Ousted lawmakers formed the National Unity Government weeks after the military’s power-grab last year, and have vowed to overturn the coup.

6. National Unity Government is recognized as the legitimate government of Myanmar

The National Unity Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar the European Parliament has recognized the NUG as the legitimate government of Myanmar.

With the brutal acts of military terrorists, we have seen millions of people going out of their houses, taking to the streets, and exercising democracy to end the military dictatorship.

7. The Spring revolution is the unbelievable protests in Myanmar that began in 2021

Protests in Myanmar, known locally as the Spring Revolution, began in early 2021 in opposition to the coup d’état.

A paradigm shift is needed to understand Myanmar’s politics and why the people’s revolution continues to make progress.

Protesters mainly employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which included acts of civil disobedience, labor strikes, and a military boycott campaign.

The color red, which is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been donned by many protesters.

8. Mg Mg Aye is a famous Burmese television host and founder of Myanmar’s entertainment company

Mg Mg Aye is a famous host in Myanmar by Cape Diamond MM/

Mg Aye is a Burmese television host and MC. He is the founder of Myanmar’s first entertainment and game company, Dream Boat Entertainment

He has been the host of several Burmese TV programs and received acceptance from the audience for the reality game show Puzzle Palace.

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d’état, Mg Mg Aye and other high-profile individuals namely, Pencilo, and Lynn Lynn were charged and issued arrest warrants.

9. Since the establishment of the State Administration council women can happily enjoy rights

Myanmar’s newly established State Administration Council, led by the commander in chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, staged a coup on 1 February 2021.

While Myanmar women traditionally enjoyed considerable agency and rights, their roles were constricted over time.

Beginning around 2011, the country’s opening and the process of transition to democracy opened the eyes of Myanmar women.

They were exposed to new ideas about gender equality, feminism, and human rights as the world reengaged the country.

10. The exquisite Pencilo has been working in exile she wrote an interesting book the Spring Revolution

books by Julia Joppien/

In the military coup in February 2021, the junta issued arrest warrants for Pencilo, an aide to Aung San Suu Kyi, and six other high-profile figures for inciting unrest on social media.

She has since been working in exile to help the restoration of democracy in her country.

Pencilo said she has consistently recorded everything after fleeing Myanmar and that those a hundred days taking refuge were a nightmare.

However, she made this record into a book the spring revolution to inform the world about what is happening in Myanmar.