As the Burmese military coup leaders escalated repression against the democracy uprising in the country this week, two Burmese union federations this week called for international pressure on their government. The Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar (CTUM) is asking for international sanctions against the regime. The Federation of General Workers Myanmar (FGWM) is asking for
Students, protesters undaunted despite deaths in crackdown
Students and civilians are still gathering in the streets to reject the 1 February military coup in Myanmar despite a death toll that reached 38 on Wednesday after the military cracked down violently on peaceful protesters.
Some 90% of students and teachers from 40 universities across Myanmar have joined the civil disobedience movement and student protesters are among those who have been killed. Students and academics have been abducted after the military raided homes.
This week the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) – the elected lawmakers of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy – appointed four acting ministers including education minister Zaw Wai Soe, a former rector of the University of Medicine (1,2), who has already spoken out, urging people to join the ongoing civil disobedience movement.
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Three people have now been killed by security forces defending the military's takeover, but the deaths are only adding fuel to the pro-democracy movement's fire.
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