let me know your thoughts on today s strikes whether you re affected by them, or taking part in the industrial action. get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. in myanmar, pro democracy activists are urging people to stay at home and businesses to close, to mark the second anniversary of the military coup in the country. in the uk, a four year old girl has died in a dog attack in milton keynes. us vice president kamala harris will attend the funeral of tyre nichols today. the 29 year old died after being beaten by several memphis police officers during a traffic stop. more than a million catholics in the democratic republic of congo have gathered for a mass celebrated by pope francis who is on a tour of africa this is the live scene.
0ur correspondentjonathan head is on the border between thailand and myanmar. he explains the situation in myanmar and how things have changed inside myanmarjust over that river which marks the border here with thailand, people in cities are showing their defiance of the military two years after the coup by mounting the silent strike, largely because it is the only thing they can do. remember, when they mounted peaceful demonstrations in the weeks that followed the coup, they were crushed with the army opening fire on them and hundreds of people being killed. that is the only kind of opposition they can show in the cities but it is certainly being observed from what we are hearing, the city centres are very quiet today, people staying off the streets, away from cafes and shops. in other parts of myanmar the situation is far more serious. in the countryside, in areas like that over there, that is karen state which is one of the many areas where there are ethnic insurgents and where the
in central myanmar. translation: he can t move himself. his nerves and the veins in his brain are not working. this young fighter has just had a stroke. the nurse is the only health care person around. she is keeping him alive for the hours it takes to smuggle in critical medicines. she used to practise in a major hospital but like many other health care workers, refused to work for the military after the coup. translation: they filed a case at the police - station and i needed to sort it out. they didn t give me any details. theyjust told me to a report by 4pm at the latest to the hospital or i would be in trouble. instead, she discarded her phone and fled. leaving her home, her
ma. myanmar. myanmar s top generals staged a coup in february 2021 overthrowing the elected government of nobel laureate aung san suu kyi. the turmoil upended years of democratic progress and economic growth. it s estimated that around 70,000 people have left the country with more than one million people having been displaced. the united nations has accused the military leaders of war crimes and crimes against humanity. civil war has affected all aspects of daily life with health care among the worst hit sectors. many medical professionals took part in protests against the military leadership leading to repression. 0ne nurse who went into hiding so she could continue to provide vital services to people in a rural area of central myanmar shared her story with our reporter ko ko aung. a warning that you may find some parts of this report disturbing. a medical emergency in a rebel camp. deep in thejungle
seized power are willing to discuss softening their grip on power or negotiate with the opposition. something they promised their neighbours they would do just after the coup. that is not happening. instead, they are talking about organising an election, one which almost everyone views as illegitimate and impractical because with so much of the country in a state of civil war and so many myanmar people determined to resist the military, it is unlikely the election would get very much popular participation. jonathan head reporting. us vice president kamala harris, civil rights campaigner reverend al sharpton, and members of george floyd s family will be among those attending tyre nichols funeral in memphis today. the 29 year old died after being beaten by several memphis police officers during a traffic stop on january 7th. five policemen have been sacked and charged with murder, and two others have been suspended. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports. large crowds are expected