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Myanmar activists hold blue shirt protests; report says junta chief to attend summit
Reuters | Apr 22, 2021 12:07 AM EDT
People attend sit-in protest and prayer ceremony for those who have died during protests against Myanmar s military coup in Kyat Sar Pyin Quarter, Dawei, (Photo : DAWEI WATCH via REUTERS)
Myanmar anti-coup activists launched protests on Wednesday calling for the release of detained prisoners, as junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing was reported to be planning to attend a regional summit to discuss the crisis in the country.
Saturday s summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) would be its first since the coup in Myanmar on Feb. 1 and a test of how the traditionally consensual organisation will respond.
Meanwhile, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the key actor who could potentially exert some leverage on the Myanmar junta the two are personal friends and Myanmar is heavily dependent on economic ties with Thailand is reportedly not attending the summit, a sign that, despite Prayuth’s mild expressions of concern about the situation in Myanmar, he is planning to sit back and do little while Myanmar continues to disintegrate. Without Prayuth and other Thai leaders playing a central role with the Myanmar junta, and even being willing to twist arms a bit, there are few other external actors with a line right to the top junta leaders, except perhaps China.
By Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) -Myanmar anti-coup activists launched protests on Wednesday calling for the release of detained prisoners, as Nikkei Asia reported that junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing would attend a regional summit to discuss the crisis in the country.
Spokesman Zaw Min Tun said the military commander would attend the leaders’ meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday, the online service of the Japanese news magazine reported.
Reuters could not reach the spokesman for confirmation.
The Southeast Asian country has been in crisis since the military seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government on Feb. 1, with almost daily protests against the coup despite a lethal crackdown by the junta in which hundreds of people have been killed.
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Myanmar anti-coup activists launched protests on Wednesday calling for the release of prisoners detained by the junta, as the military government declared a National Unity Government formed by its opponents was illegal.
The Southeast Asian country has been in crisis since the military seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi s elected government on Feb. 1, with almost daily protests against the coup occurring despite a brutal crackdown by the junta on dissent.
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), an activist group, says 738 people have been killed by security forces since the coup and 3,300 people are currently in detention, including 20 who have been sentenced to death.