AP PHOTOS: 1 month in Myanmar under military control

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PHOTOS: In the month since the military coup in Myanmar, the mass protests occurring each day are a sharp reminder of the long and bloody struggle for democracy in a country where the military ruled directly for more than five decades.

Anti-coup protesters raise their hands with clenched fists during a rally near the Mandalay Railway Station in Mandalay, Myanmar, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. In the month since Feb. 1 coup, the mass protests occurring each day are a sharp reminder of the long and bloody struggle for democracy in a country where the military ruled directly for more than five decades.

In the month since, the mass protests occurring each day are a sharp reminder of the long and bloody struggle for democracy in a country where the military ruled directly for more than five decades. The public at large also rejected the military’s assertion — and took to the streets. Medical workers spearheaded a Civil Disobedience Movement, whose calls for mass non-violent protests were met across the country. Even in smaller cities, crowds often in the tens of thousands defied the junta’s orders against large gatherings.

 

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Same Dictatorship was practiced by British Royals on commonwealth nations for centuries (not decades), ethnically cleansing cultures, faiths & languages, committing genocides of locals in Americas, Oz, Egypt, Greece, India, forcing Christian conversions & slavery. SanctionBritish

Five decades of military dictatorship was/is successful because there are countries supporting/enabling these bloodthirsty generals. Sanctions imposed by US or EU etc are not going to be effective if Myanmar's neighbors in ASEAN and China are supporting the junta.

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and only in the USA such 'numbers' will not work! you will be declared an internal terrorist and hidden in jail!

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