"I believe that the Myanmar Olympic Committee as it is currently recognised should be expelled immediately," said Win Htet Oo. "What I’m doing is a small thing but I hope it can lead to lasting change in Myanmar." https://t.co/g4rrx1rmO5 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
I think it's a mistake of @marisepayne to laud an ASEAN meeting which has resulted in vague commitments but no action. Still no targeted sanctions from 🇦🇺 since Myanmar's military coup on February 1. Hundreds of people have been killed, thousands detained. https://t.co/Exkx3EnA7L
“ASEAN’s statement is a slap on the face of the people who have been abused, killed and terrorised by the military” https://t.co/NNVhLLL5dj #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
My report to the UN urges decisive, unified action to put an end to the brutality of the military junta of Myanmar. Here's a link to the report and translation of my news release. I address the Human Rights Council next week
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Prayers near the river bank in Monywa, Myanmar, after the worst day of bloodshed since the coup. At least 38 people were killed by the junta’s forces, the United Nations said. #WhatsHapppeningInMyanmar
Just released my report to HR Council on the crisis in Myanmar: "While the future of Myanmar will be determined by its people, the intl community must act urgently & decisively to support them." I then recommend how. Link to news release & report here: https://t.co/6y4pXJQ83l
Singapore's foreign ministry said its nationals should consider leaving Myanmar as soon as they can due to escalating violence and with civilian casualties rising. Note: Data show Singapore is Myanmar's biggest foreign investor #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Three Myanmar police who fled to India yesterday said "they got instructions from the military rule, which they cannot obey so they have run away," according to the superintendent of police in the district of India where they crossed #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Back in 1988, Zunzi, a HK-based political cartoonist captured the mood of a #Myanmar society facing military brutality and never-ending army rule in the Far Eastern Economic Review [1 Sept 1988, p. 22]. Sounds familiar.
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Myanmar security forces ignore ASEAN calls for "restraint' and today "fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up anti-junta protests." In the photo, "protesters set off smoke grenades to block the view from snipers" in Yangon. https://t.co/1QzfTkOzBw
As Myanmar security forces fire unabashedly at largely peaceful protesters, "around 30 people have been killed since the Feb. 1 coup and more than 1,200 arrested," according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. https://t.co/p4tmTCmR2Y