Zin Wine, widely regarded as a pillar of the film industry in Myanmar, rarely leaves his home these days.

The long-time critic of the military junta, who was jailed twice for his activism, fled to Thailand in 2022.

In June, the regime stripped him of his citizenship — leaving him stateless.

Without any legal right to stay in Thailand, he now lives in fear of being recognised and reported to the authorities.

"Recently, there have been so many more Myanmar people around that it is impossible to know who is who," he told the ABC.

"I only go out when absolutely necessary, but even staying at home does not feel safe."

Citizenship as a weapon

Myanmar's generals overthrew the country's democratically elected government in February 2021, plunging the country into civil war. Since then, they

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