0 Tens of thousands of people rallied again in Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon on Sunday denouncing a military coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Protesters marching in Yangon for a second consecutive day on Sunday carried red balloons – the colour of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) – and chanted, “We don’t want military dictatorship! We want democracy!” They walked in the bright sunshine down the middle of the road, waving NLD flags and making the three-figure salute that has become a symbol of protest against the February 1 coup. Drivers honked their horns and passengers held up photos of […]
0 Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce a military coup and demanded the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The protest came six days after the military seized control of the government in Myanmar and arrested its civilian leaders. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi has more from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Protests
0 A digital crackdown by Myanmar’s military government on protesters’ online presence is intensifying. First Facebook, now Twitter and Instagram are blocked for users in the country. But, that has not deterred people from joining a growing civil disobedience movement against Myanmar’s generals. They seized power in Monday’s military coup and overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi who is now under arrest. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Protests
0 Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party remains defiant after it won the election in November. Prevented from taking their seats in the new parliament, democratically-elected politicians from the NLD have met anyway – a symbolic session surrounded by armed guards at a government guesthouse. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Elections
0 Public sector medical workers across Myanmar began a civil disobedience protest against Monday’s coup saying they would refuse to work under the new military government, threatening the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, prosecutors filed obscure criminal charges against state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and her ally President Win Myint. The president’s accused of breaching coronavirus measures on the campaign trail last year; Aung San Suu Kyi’s charges stem from the possession of walkie talkies. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #MyanmarCoup #BurmaCoup #AljazeeraEnglish
0 The UN Security Council has failed to agree on a joint statement condemning Monday’s coup in Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi was among dozens of political figures picked up by the army, and reportedly remains under house arrest. The National League for Democracy’s (NLD) party has called for Aung San Suu yi immediate release and for the army to acknowledge the November 2020 election results. In Myanmar’s largest city Yangon, residents banged pots and pans as part of widespread protests. Al Jazeera’s Ali Fowle reports from Yangon, Myanmar. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our […]
0 Myanmar’s military has declared a state of emergency on Monday as it said it carried out detentions of senior government leaders, to include the de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, claiming fraud in last year’s general election. Kyaw Win is the executive director of Burma Human Rights Network. He joins us now from London via Skype for the latest updates and analysis. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Myanmar #MyanmarCoup #BurmaCoup
0 Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in an early morning raid. The military declares a state of emergency following days of escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military, which claims the November election was tainted by fraud. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Myanmar #AungSanSuuKyi #BreakingNews
0 A day ahead of the opening of a new parliament in Myanmar, fears of a possible military coup linger. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) won November’s elections by a landslide, but accusations of electoral fraud, protests and an increased security presence have put the country in a state of uncertainty. Al Jazeera’s Ali Fowle reports from Yangon, Myanmar. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar
0 Taiwan’s air force conducted drills to simulate a war scenario on Tuesday. The exercises took place just two days after the country’s air defence identification zone was breached twice by several Chinese planes. China is due to start a large-scale military exercise on Thursday in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. It comes at a time of increased tension with the neighbouring island of Taiwan as Beijing waits to see what impact the Biden administration will have on China-US relations. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: […]
