After Failing to Condemn Coup, China Faces Daily Opposition in Myanmar
After Failing to Condemn Coup, China Faces Daily Opposition in Myanmar
Anti-coup protesters hold placards at the Chinese Embassy in Yangon on Monday. / Nan Lwin / The Irrawaddy
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By Nan Lwin 15 February 2021
YANGON China’s failure to condemn Myanmar’s military coup is sparking increased anger across Myanmar as mass protests against the regime sweep the country.
The Chinese Embassy in Yangon has attracted thousands of anti-coup protesters every day in the last week. Anger toward Beijing grows as China continues to defend the military regime calling the coup an “internal affair” at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Fate of Villagers Abducted by Myanmar Military Still Unknown
Some of the detained villagers.
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By Min Aung Khine 8 January 2021
SITTWE, Rakhine State Relatives of 18 villagers abducted by Myanmar’s military (Tatmadaw) from Tinma Village in Kyauktaw Township of Rakhine State still do not have a clue about their whereabouts more than 300 days after they were taken from their homes.
Troops of the Tatmadaw’s Light Infantry Division No. 55 deployed on Taungshae Mountain near Tinma Village detained eight villagers from “new” Tinma Village on March 13 and 10 people from Tinmagyi Village on March 16, according to the detainees’ families.
Other residents fled their homes in the wake of the abductions. Three villagers who stayed behind to take care of village property also went missing, said residents.
Ilwad Elman and Luca Bucken talk Peace Building and Women Involvement in Disarmament in Africa 10th Dec 2020 | Source: Prince Akpah
As activities for the 2020 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence are rounded up and the world continues to cope and deal with the coronavirus pandemic, various organisations in Africa still continue to show a lot of commitment towards their purpose of building an Africa that is safe, inclusive and peaceful.
In Somalia, the Elman Peace Centre, a notable women-led organisation, continues to blaze the trail in the field of peace building, sexual and gender based violence, human rights and job creation which has earned them the merit to become the Focal Point organisation in East Africa for the Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control (GENSAC) joining its membership from Latin America, the Caribbean, Western Balkans, Ukraine and other parts of Africa to advance gender responsive responses to small arms control.