EU Sanctions 10 More Myanmar Regime Members But Some Still Missing
Members of Myanmar’s military council.
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By The Irrawaddy 20 April 2021
The European Union imposed sanctions on 10 more junta members, including its ethnic minority representatives, and two military-controlled conglomerates on Monday.
The latest sanctions target nine members of the State Administrative Council (SAC), the junta’s governing body, and its information minister, U Chit Naing, who is responsible for issuing military propaganda.
The EU said the sanctions include asset freezes and visa bans on those involved in decision-making, undermining democracy and serious human rights violations.
At least 739 people have been killed and 3,261 detained by the regime since the military takeover on Feb. 1, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.
Keeping their enemy close: Suu Kyi s lack of interest in resolving the issues underlying the ethnic conflicts during NLD s first term in office was evident but various ethnic groups in Myanmar have still shown her support after the military coup. AP
AFTER Aung San Suu Kyi s arrest following the military coup, there was an outpouring of support shown to her by various ethnic groups in Myanmar, despite her outrageously disappointing disregard for their rights. They have taken to the streets in large numbers, alongside the Bamars, reported AP, demanding a return to her civilian government. Why?
Suu Kyi rose to international stardom during her years of struggle for democracy.
Ethnic minorities’ baffling show of support for Suu Kyi: What does it indicate?
File photo of a demonstrator flashing a three-fingered salute of defiance in front of a public notice board with pictures of deposed national leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Mandalay, Myanmar, February 11, 2021. Photo: AP
After Aung San Suu Kyi s arrest following the military coup, there was an outpouring of support shown to her by various ethnic groups in Myanmar, despite her outrageously disappointing disregard for their rights. They have taken to the streets in large numbers, alongside the Bamars, reported AP, demanding a return to her civilian government. Why?
Myanmar’s NLD Rejects Military’s Call for Proportional Representation Election System
25 February 2021
A voter in the 2020 general election. / Hein Htet / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 4 March 2021
YANGON The National League for Democracy (NLD) and ethnic political parties that won seats in the 2020 general election said they are against the proportional representation (PR) system proposed by Myanmar’s military regime, which seized power in a coup last month.
Central Executive Committee member Daw Khin San Hlaing of the NLD, which won over 83 percent of votes in the Nov. 8 election, said: “People are not ready to exercise PR. As long as the military is in the Parliament and the Constitution remains unchanged, we don’t support switching to PR.”
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