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World accused of ‘sitting and watching’ as Myanmar slides to war

One year since the military coup in Myanmar, calls for international action are growing louder, notably from the National Unity Government (NUG), made up of elected politicians who were thrown out of office by the generals. “The world is doing nothing but just sitting and watching,” NUG Foreign Minister Zin Mar Aung told Al Jazeera. Attacks against civilians, protesters and political activists have escalated in recent months. What began as tear-gassing and beatings have now turned into air assaults, the burning of villages, and targeted shootings across the country. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on […]