US Edition"Arms Are in Their Hands": in Burma, the Mourning and Impotence of a Father in the Face of Repression
The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party won 232 of 263 contested seats amid civil war, repression, and nearly 5.2 million displaced people, UN officials reported.
- On Friday, state media said the final round concluded in late January with the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party winning a sweeping victory in Myanmar's three-phase general election.
- The 1 February 2021 coup overturned the elected government, dissolving Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy and barring dozens of parties, while the military's guaranteed 25% of parliamentary seats ensured continued control.
- Authorities also used arrests and a new election protection law to suppress dissent, detaining 324 men and 80 women among about 400 arrests during the election period.
- Around 3.6 million people have been displaced, according to the United Nations, Myanmar's economy has lost nearly $100 billion since the coup, and Parliament is expected to convene in March to elect a president.
- U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said, `Many people chose either to vote or not to vote purely out of fear`, and regional bodies urged an end to violence and political prisoner releases.
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In the face of rebel groups and ethnic minorities, the Burmese junta, in power since the coup d'état of 2021, continues to establish its undivided authority over the country. Forced conscription, abductions of civilians used as human shields, intimidation, imprisonment of political prisoners, shelling: the violence of the army spread throughout the country, including the shooting of a man whose family was devastated by the regime and whom RFI me…
On the fifth anniversary of the coup d’état that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi, the Asian country continues to be trapped in a war that has displaced more than 3.5 million people and left tens of thousands dead. Young people across the country are fighting against the repression of the military junta in the Karen lands and other ethnic groups.
Myanmar Election Delivers Victory for Military-Backed Party Amid Civil War
Jan 30 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military-backed party completed a sweeping victory in the country’s three-phase general election, state media said, cementing an outcome long expected after a tightly controlled process held during civil war and widespread repression.
Five years on from miltary coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar faces 'deepening crisis', Yvette Cooper says
The coup, which ousted the Nobel Peace Prize laureate as the country's elected leader, overturned "the will of the people" and removed their political freedom, Yvette Cooper says.
It wasn't long ago that the Myanmar resistance had the army reeling, but five years after the coup, the army appears to be regaining control of the civil war. It is making increasing gains, and military factions recently won highly contested elections. As a result, many Myanmarese have fled in the past year, primarily to Thailand. The number of registered refugees rose from 84,000 to 136,000 in six months, and this number doesn't include the hun…
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