#May15Coup MINDAT
SAC JUNTA FORCES DAMAGED HOMES WITH HEAVY WEAPONS.
PEOPLE INJURED & USED AS HUMAN SHIELDS.
source: BBC Burmese/Khit Thit Media. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#Myanmar
⚠️URGENT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION REQUIRED FOR CITY OF MINDAT❗️❗️❗️
SAC military has been using ground and air forces to quell anti-coup resistance in MINDAT, a city in Chin state. SAC’s indiscriminate use of extreme violence is putting the civilian population in extreme danger.
Colombia’s president Ivan Duque said his government will revise a tax-reform plan which he insisted was needed to maintain the country's credit rating, after political opposition and violent protests earlier this week resulted in several arrests and one death
Street protests originally called in opposition to a now-canceled tax reform in Colombia have become a broad cry for action against poverty, police violence and inequalities in the health and education systems. More photos: https://t.co/rTW2oc7Lju
Poverty, which rose to 42.5% of the population last year amid coronavirus lockdowns, has aggravated long-standing inequalities.
The number of Colombians living in extreme poverty grew by 2.8 million people in 2020 https://t.co/7CNZlXjQqc 5/5
'They get orders from the state, which they have to follow,' said student James Romero, who joined a chanting crowd in Bogota's central Bolivar Plaza.
Many protesters are calling for the ESMAD riot police to be disbanded, but some said they did not blame individual officers 4/5
Demonstrations and lawmaker opposition led to the tax reform's withdrawal and the resignation of the finance minister. International organizations have warned against police violence, which is so far linked to just under half of 24 confirmed deaths, mainly of protesters 3/5
Riot police fired tear gas at protesters in Bogota, Colombia, during an eighth day of nationwide anti-government demonstrations https://t.co/7CNZlXjQqc 1/5
Junta forces rammed bike-riding anti-regime protesters in Mandalay with private cars on Apr. 19. Some protesters were injured and at least 10 were arrested. (Photo: CJ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
The junta's armed forces are checking vehicles,motorcycle toolboxes and civilians' mobile phones in almost every cities of #Myanmar .They arrested people right away if they found revolution-related items or pictures in the car or smartphone.
#Apr19Coup#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar