Marise Payneâs inaction gives comfort to murderous regime
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March 2, 2021 â 5.00am
March 2, 2021 â 5.00am
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The people of Myanmar are not intimidated by the generals who seized power four weeks ago in a coup. The protest rallies, the civil servant strikes, have only grown. We have now seen the generalsâ response.
Troops are opening fire with live ammunition on unarmed civilians. The Myanmar military killed at least 18 peaceful protesters on Sunday, according to the UN, the deadliest day since the military annulled parliament. This is a calculated escalation of violence in this south-east Asian nation of 55 million.