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What's Happening in Myanmar? Rohingya Activist Explains
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February 10, 2021
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5:28Now PlayingProtestors have returned to the streets of Yangon, despite an increased level of threat from Myanmar's new military government. On Tuesday police cracked down on protests in cities across the country, using rubber bullets and water cannon to break up pro-democracy demonstrations.
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.
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. International pressure continued to grow, with the U.S. reiterating its plan to renew sanctions and New Zealand suspending high-level political and military contact with Myanmar.
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.
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.
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