A woman from Myanmar involved in her country's democracy movement says she has been granted refugee status in Japan, after applying for it last September citing political persecution.
A woman from Myanmar involved in her country's democracy movement said Thursday she has been granted refugee status in Japan, after applying for it last September citing political persecution. Myint Myint Aye, 28, who came to Japan in January 2019 as a technical intern, has been a vocal advocate for…
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Teachers and students in Myanmar have rallied to a growing civil disobedience campaign as the anti-coup protest movement won the support of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi s party.
Stepping up measures to quell discontent, police arrested one of Ms Suu Kyi s veteran aides and dozens of people who had joined noisy demonstrations against Monday s coup.
International pressure on the junta increased with the UN Security Council urging the release of detainees and Washington considering sanctions on the ruling generals.
Teachers became the latest group to join a civil disobedience campaign with some lecturers refusing to work or cooperate with authorities over the coup that halted a long and unsteady transition to democracy.