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From Trump to Myanmar: What the new cancel culture is saying: ‘If I don’t win the election, you must cancel the result’ March 5, 2021, 9:34 PM IST
Nayan Chanda is a US-based journalist who writes columns for TOI.
Growing numbers of right-wing leaders have embraced an authoritarian version of cancel culture. Their approach seems to consist of the following: ‘If I don’t win the election, you must cancel the result.’ Weeks after President Donald Trump’s attempt to inspire an insurrection against Congress to cancel the legitimate election he lost, the generals in Myanmar sought to emulate the same method, dismissing as a fraud the crippling electoral blow dealt to the military-backed party by the Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD). Tatmadaw, as the country’s military is known, as the self-proclaimed guardians of Myanmar’s integrity and stability, have responded bruta
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GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) said it is to hold a special session on Myanmar on Friday, on the day the UN office there voiced strong concerns over Tuesday’s reported use of violence by security forces against demonstrators.
“I call on the security forces to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression,” Ola Almgren, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, said in a statement.
“The use of disproportionate force against demonstrators is unacceptable,” he noted.
The military takeover on February 1 followed escalating tensions between the military and the government after the November 2020 elections, won by the Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD).