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Down the path, the opposition party\u2019s red, peacock-emblazoned image marks stalls crowded with motorcycle parts, stacks of \u003Cem\u003Elongyi\u003C\/em\u003E, and toppling pottery. But at a pharmacy around the corner, the storefront is covered instead with 969 stickers \u00ad\u2013 a pink, yellow, and blue reminder of the extremist movement that in March 2013 sparked a violent three-day clash between Muslims and Buddhists which left as many as 44 dead, 61 wounded, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/reliefweb.int\/sites\/reliefweb.int\/files\/resources\/Meikhtila%20Situation%20Report_2.pdf\u0022\u003E12,000 displaced\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EThe arson attacks \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2013\/04\/01\/burma-satellite-images-detail-destruction-meiktila\u0022\u003Edestroyed\u003C\/a\u003E over 800 houses along with mosques and Muslim-owned businesses, covering 24 hectares west and northeast of Zeygo Market. The government ultimately \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-21894339\u0022\u003Ecalled\u003C\/a\u003E a state of emergency which quelled the violence, but two years on, large numbers of people are \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.religionnews.com\/2015\/02\/26\/separated-violence-muslims-buddhists-seek-reunited-meiktila-myanmar\/\u0022\u003Estill displaced\u003C\/a\u003E, and anti-Muslim sentiment has continued to spread throughout Burma\u2019s social, political, and legal structures, including onto the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/11\/01\/us-myanmar-monks-insight-idUSKCN0SQ1AJ20151101\u0022\u003Eelectoral campaign grounds\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003ENationalist movements like the 969 and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/11\/01\/uk-myanmar-monks-insight-idUKKCN0SQ1A020151101\u0022\u003EMa Ba Tha\u003C\/a\u003E have been ramping up their election-based outreach by distributing pamphlets and giving public sermons that paint the NLD as a pro-Muslim threat to the Buddhist majority. Civil society activists in Mandalay and Rangoon describe an increase in intimidation targeting opposition candidates and supporters, in the form of both online hate speech and in-person harassment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-left embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--left\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/26461\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2015\/meiktila.jpg?itok=NI5rRWbD 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2015\/meiktila.jpg?itok=3HH-rIDv 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2015\/meiktila.jpg?itok=3HH-rIDv\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u0022614\u0022 alt=\u0022An NLD rally crosses the Meiktila Lake bridge on November 3, 2015.\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EAn NLD rally crosses the Meiktila Lake bridge on November 3, 2015.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2015 Human Rights Watch\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe hate speech is used to make us feel fearful,\u201d a local activist tells me. \u201cFear will make people violent.\u201d Underlying tensions that exist along lines of race, religion, and class can be easily exploited during the tense partisan environment of an election.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EToday, the prevailing feeling among locals around Meiktila is one of excitement; a sprawling NLD rally held in Pyitharyar quarter was a scene of euphoria, carrying on into the night. Yet some also express concerns about security issues on election day, as well the risk of violence in a post-election tinderbox.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EAround town \u2013 along the Kan Pat bridge that crosses Meiktila Lake, on the outskirts of Zeygo Market, and on the roads leading to the Muslim quarters that were burned down two years ago \u2013 NLD is winning the branding war, with more prominent signage and more populous parades. But the 969 stickers on teashops and motor taxis are a reminder of the manifold forces in play, and the unofficial, yet deeply influential, campaign of fear.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]