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The statement issued by as many as 71 individuals and members of various human rights organisations contended that the public has the right to know the basis for the decision of the Modi-led selection committee.
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Release Thin Thin Aung : Women Activists Urge India, Global Stakeholders to Focus on Myanmar
In a statement, activists have held that the journalist and pro-democracy activist is one among many held arbitrarily by the military in Myanmar.
People march during a protest against the military coup in Dawei, Myanmar April 13, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Dawei Watch/via Reuters
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New Delhi: Several prominent women rights advocates from all walks of life in India have released a statement urging the Myanmar military to release journalist and activist Thin Thin Aung and other illegally detained pro-democracy protesters.
In an appeal, both to the military which assumed power since the coup and to the international community including transnational business stakeholders, the activists have urged that the brutal violence perpetrated on protesters in Myanmar end and people’s rights be restored.
“The protesters were informed that they did not have permission to assemble and the designated place to protest was at Azad Maidan. This was ignored and the protest was continued at the spot,” the chargesheet stated.
It added that the number of protesters later increased to over 2,000 as various organisations extended their support. The agitators raised slogans against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Delhi police, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah among others. The police have also cited 153 banners used in the protest, CCTV footage obtained from the Taj Hotel, photographs and videos taken by policemen and others during the agitation as evidence.