French President Emmanuel Macron renewed his call on Thursday for an immediate end to repression in Myanmar, a day after the United Nations said 38 people had been killed in the bloodiest day of crackdown on protests against last month’s military coup.
30 killed, 1,230 detained since Myanmar military coup
Human rights group says 913 people either being detained or charged, including 4 of whom convicted by court H. J. I. / AA
02.03.2021
WORLD NEWS 30 killed, 1,230 detained since Myanmar military coup
Security forces intervene in protesters as they gather to protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar on February 28, 2021.
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Thirty people have been killed and more than 1,200 have been detained by the police and security forces since the military coup in Myanmar, according to a human rights organization.
The Myanmar-based human rights group, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), revealed on Monday that the police and security forces had taken 1,213 people into custody, charged, or convicted in connection with the Feb. 1 military coup.
Myanmar crisis to be discussed on ASEAN forum
Foreign ministers of Indonesia, Brunei agree on need to help Myanmar, according to official statement H. J. I. / AA
17.02.2021
WORLD NEWS Myanmar crisis to be discussed on ASEAN forum
Mass protests continued on Wednesday amid growing fears of a violent crackdown by the army
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Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam have agreed that the situation in Myanmar should be taken up at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) forum, a statement said on Wednesday.
Bilateral relations and the Myanmar issue were at the core of discussions between the foreign ministers of Indonesia and Brunei during the former’s visit to Brunei’s capital Bandar Seri Begawan, according to a statement by Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry.