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Myanmar coup: Thirty years after fleeing Burma, Myint Cho is fearful again

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Pro-democracy activist Dr Myint Cho fled Burma in 1988 after he was chased by authorities for organising landmark protests. Thirty years later and living in Sydney, he explains the pain of watching a coup from afar.
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