#Myanmar’s military junta lacks the legitimacy, capacity and political will to confront the country’s deadly wave of #COVID19 infections. That’s why Myanmar's doctors are on strike. https://t.co/IfXBbnJtSg
The murder of a Baptist minister and bombing of homes in Thantlang, Chin State are the latest examples of the living hell being delivered daily by junta forces against the people of Myanmar. The world needs to pay closer attention. More importantly, the world needs to act.
6 months after seizing power, the junta on Sunday extended a state of emergency for 2 more years.
“If they extend the state of emergency until August 2023, we must continue to protest until they somehow fall.” said Ko Aung Thu, a #Myanmar protest leader
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Indonesian foreign minister @Menlu_RI says @ASEAN has made no significant progress on Myanmar plan, hopes Myanmar special envoy will be approved immediately #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
JUST IN: Indonesia foreign minister @Menlu_RI says @ASEAN "made no significant progress" on implementing 5 point consensus on #Myanmar
- ASEAN leaders met in April on Myanmar
- Bloc agreed on 5 points
- They include ending violence + naming Special Envoy
6 months since the coup, #Myanmar’s military ruler appoints himself prime minister. General Min Aung Hlaing is responsible for 940 deaths since the coup & 5400 political prisoners. He belongs in handcuffs. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar https://t.co/qBmsuqpj7Y
@LeongWaiKitCNA Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the military coup d'état, said in a six-month speech that the coup would last until August 2023.
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A ceasefire in Kayah State was supposed to provide a temporary reprieve from clashes between Tatmadaw forces and local militias, but volunteer groups are still struggling to reach villagers who were driven from their homes.
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JUST IN: At a press conference by the #Myanmar army, spokesperson Zaw Min Tun admits that hospitals and quarantine centres are overcrowded
Earlier, @IrrawaddyNews also reported that nearly 90% of all 330 townships in Myanmar affected by #COVID19
The junta is stopping all private oxygen tank filling and monopolizing the oxygen supplies during the unprecedented Covid-19 crisis. The junta doesn’t have capacity to provide the healthcare yet they are also interfering the private treatments. The crisis is deepening everyday!