The junta are in the process of creating an internet security bill, which would make internet providers hand over users’ personal information. To quell the protests, the ruling junta have shut down internet access in parts of the country and instituted a nationwide curfew, but protesters have continued to take to the streets en masse. We are peacefully protesting, they can’t do anything, the police, the military can’t do anything.” This time it cannot be like this, we cannot have this event again,” he said. “So many people were killed by the military. He believes that Myanmar’s younger generation, having tasted democracy for the first time, are better prepared to resist the return to military rule. Myae Aung led an estimated 100 protesters to the U.S. Please note comments are moderated before publication.MORE: Myanmar army seizes power in apparent coup, declares state of emergency Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. He told Bloomberg Quicktake he’s worried about a military crackdown as he praised the bravery of the thousands of protesters calling for the military to hand power back. Rohingya activist Tun Khin, who was born and brought up in Arakan State but now lives in exile in the UK, is the President of the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK which has been a leading voice for Rohingya people around the world. reiterating its plan to renew sanctions and New Zealand suspending high-level political and military contact with Myanmar. International pressure continued to grow, with the U.S. The coup reversed a decade of democratic progress that showed Myanmar’s younger generation an alternative to the generals who have run the country for most of its history since it achieved independence from Britain in 1948. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have swarmed streets across the Southeast Asian nation since the weekend, using social media to quickly mobilize supporters with three main demands: the release of civilian leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi, recognition of the 2020 election results won by her party and a withdrawal of the military from politics. On Tuesday police cracked down on protests in cities across the country, using rubber bullets and water cannon to break up pro-democracy demonstrations. Protestors have returned to the streets of Yangon, despite an increased level of threat from Myanmar’s new military government. Bloomberg Quicktake: Now published this video item, entitled “What’s Happening in Myanmar? Rohingya Activist Explains” – below is their description.
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