"Hope is a very dangerous thing. You can hope for something to happen, and if it doesn't, you know, it can kill you," said 30-year-old Loki (not his real name).

Loki is from Myanmar, and has seen violence afflict his country as hopes for a peaceful resolution fade.

It's been two years since the military in Myanmar launched a coup and took over the country. Political leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains behind bars, foreseeably for the rest of her life after being charged and convicted in opaque proceedings.

Unfortunately, the conflict has lost its place in the global consciousness, overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, tensions between China and the U.S. and increasing anxiety about the global economy.

However, for the people in Myanmar the struggle continues, albeit in more discreet ways.

Toru Kubota, a 27-year-old Japanese filmmaker who was imprisoned in Myanmar in July last year, said: "They cannot openly protest anymore, so they [conduct] 'flash protests' [instead]."

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