One month after Myanmar’s military seized control of the country in a bloodless coup and declared a year-long state of emergency, daily protests continue to shake cities and towns from Yangon to Mandalay. Now, in addition to taking their anger to the streets, an underground movement of pro-democracy activists has unleashed a variety of new digital tools on the armed forces and police.

The February 1 power grab, which ousted the elected government of leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has placed a number of businesses in the spotlight. International and local companies with links to the security forces have come under growing pressure from activists who say the firms are complicit in war crimes committed by the armed forces. 

Myanmar’s powerful armed forces have long maintained a tight grip on the country’s finances by investing in a number of lucrative sectors, including mining, tobacco, garment manufacturing and banking. A recent Amnesty International investigation found that shareholders in a secretive business conglomerate called Myanma Economic Holdings Limited — which is linked to international businesses such as the Japanese drinks giant Kirin Holdings and INNO Group, a South Korean property developer — have received payments of up to $18 billion over the past 20 years.

Last week, Kirin Holdings announced it will abandon its partnership with a brewery part-owned by army generals. In a statement, the company said it was “deeply concerned” by the recent actions of the military and would be “taking steps as a matter of urgency to put this termination into effect.”