Six weeks after a coup the military repression is escalating with human rights activists saying ‘crimes against humanity’ are likely being committed. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines a brutal crackdown by an army with form in committing atrocities For many Burmese it has brought new meaning to the term “night terrors”. Online the hashtag #nightdragging is used by many residents among Myanmar’s towns and cities to help band together and co-ordinate warnings and resistance to the night-time raids by security forces looking for daytime protesters. It has now been six weeks since the armed forces under General Min Aung Hlaing ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, detained her and officials of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party, and set up a ruling junta.
David Pratt: Military repression in Myanmar is escalating weeks on from the coup
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