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Swiss personalities are lending their names with the hope of protecting protesters against the military junta in Myanmar.
Elisabeth Decrey, a former member of the Geneva parliament and driving force behind various humanitarian organisations and associations, has taken on a new challenge: she is urging prominent Swiss figures to demonstrate virtually alongside protesters in Myanmar. On the ground, the protester will wear a badge with the name of the Swiss sponsor, which reads: “Message to the army or police: Mr. X or Ms. Y, from Geneva (or elsewhere), is demonstrating with me today. If you arrest, injure or kill me, you are also arresting, injuring or killing them.”
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EU sanctions Myanmar junta officials
World
April 20, 2021
Brussels: The EU on Monday imposed sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the military over the coup and bloody crackdown on protesters, European officials said. The military regime is continuing its course of violence and manoeuvring the country into a dead end. That is why we are increasing the pressure to bring the military to the negotiating table, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said after virtual talks with his EU counterparts. In addition to the listing of individuals, two economic conglomerates that are attributed to the military are also affected, he added. European diplomats said the two firms hit with asset freezes and visa bans were the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) and Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd (MEHL) which dominate sectors including trading, alcohol, cigarettes and consumer goods.
EU sanctions Myanmar junta finance firms
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EU states have imposed sanctions on two Myanmar conglomerates - Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Company and Myanmar Economic Corporation - said to provide income for the military junta responsible for killings hundreds of pro-democracy protesters in recent months. They also added 10 junta members to their earlier 25-strong travel ban and asset-freeze lists saying: Sanctions are crafted in such a way to avoid undue harm to the people of Myanmar .
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How Swiss personalities are sponsoring Burmese protesters
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Swiss personalities are lending their names with the hope of protecting protesters against the military junta in Myanmar.
This content was published on April 20, 2021 - 09:00
April 20, 2021 - 09:00
Isolda Agazzi
Elisabeth Decrey, a former member of the Geneva parliament and driving force behind various humanitarian organisations and associations, has taken on a new challenge: she is urging prominent Swiss figures to demonstrate virtually alongside protesters in Myanmar. On the ground, the protester will wear a badge with the name of the Swiss sponsor, which reads: “Message to the army or police: Mr. X or Ms. Y, from Geneva (or elsewhere), is demonstrating with me today. If you arrest, injure or kill me, you are also arresting, injuring or killing them.”
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