in india, thousands of farmers block roads across the country in a protest that sees the deployment of hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in myanmar and the military coup there. we ve now seen the biggest day of protests. thousands of workers and young acitivists out on the streets in the yangon. meanwhile military rulers shut down most of the internet. the protesters are calling for the release of everyone detained by the army, including elected leader aung san suu kyi. our correspondent jonathan head reports. five days after the military takeover and people are testing the limits. this group included factory workers from the western suburbs of yangon. but led by young political activists, shouting their condemnation of the new regime and their support for the ousted government. translation: as a citizen l who was born in this country, i cannot accept the unjust takeover by the military. because of this military dictatorship, many of our lives have been destroyed. we ca
since women won the vote we ask why the big delay in one of the oldest democracies. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in myanmar and the military coup there. we ve now seen the biggest day of protests. thousands of workers and young acitivists are out on the streets in yangon. meanwhile, military rulers shut down most of the internet. the protesters are calling for the release of everyone detained by the army since monday, including elected leader aung san suu kyi. 0ur correspondent jonathan head reports. five days after the military takeover and people are testing the limits. this group included factory workers from the western suburbs of yangon. but led by young political activists, shouting their condemnation of the new regime and their support for the ousted government. translation: as a citizen l who was born in this country, i cannot accept the unjust takeover by the military. because of this military dictatorship, many
hello and welcome to the programme. we start in myanmar and the military coup there. we ve now seen the biggest day of protests. thousands of workers and young acitivists out on the streets in yangon. meanwhile military rulers shut down most of the internet. the protesters are calling for the release of everyone detained by the army since monday, including elected leader aung san suu kyi. 0ur correspondent jonathan head reports. five days after the military takeover and people are testing the limits. this group included factory workers from the western suburbs of yangon. but led by young political activists, shouting their condemnation of the new regime and their support for the ousted government. translation: as a citizen l who was born in this country, i cannot accept the unjust takeover by the military. because of this military dictatorship, many of our lives have been destroyed. we cannot let our future generation meet the same fate. translation: i am really pleased with
of 50,000 police officers. 0ne guest on a lonely lighthouse sweden s film festival takes social distancing to the extreme. we speak to the woman who won a ticket to 70 solitary screenings. we start in myanmar and the military coup there. and there are reports of a second day of mass gatherings on the streets of yangon. on saturday, there were the biggest day of protests since the military coup last monday. the protesters are calling for the release of everyone detained by the army since monday, military leaders there shut down the internet, as the demostrators called for the release of all those detained, including elected leader aung san suu kyi. 0ur correspondent jonathan head reports. five days after the military takeover and people are testing the limits. this group included factory workers from the western suburbs of yangon. but led by young political activists, shouting their condemnation of the new regime and their support for the ousted government. translation: as a
screenings. hello, and welcome. we start in myanmar where thousands of people have taken to the streets for a second day in a row to protest against the recent military coup. in the main city of yangon, crowds chanted slogans against military dictatorship and in support of democracy. some carried the signature red flags of aung san suu kyi s national league for democracy. she has not been seen in public since she was detained last monday when the army overthrew her government. the fresh rally followed the largest protests to date on saturday, when tens of thousands came out in cities across the country to condemn the coup. 0ur correspondent jonathan head reports. five days after the military takeover and people are testing the limits. this group included factory workers from the western suburbs of yangon. but led by young political activists, shouting their condemnation of the new regime and their support for the ousted government. the crowd grew as it headed towards the down