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Pradeep Kumar

09/08/21 11:35 AM IST

Myanmar Protesters Mark 1988 Uprising Anniversary

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Protesters came out in cities across Myanmar to protest against the military junta and to mark the 33rd anniversary of an uprising against military rule that was violently put down.

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  • The military has faced ongoing popular opposition since it launched a coup in early February that ousted the elected government and civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
  • Protesters remembered the thousands of people, many of which were students, that rose up against military rule in 1988. That uprising was crushed in a bloody crackdown.
  • Thirty-three years ago today, they [armed forces] killed many civilians and they are still killing the people.
  • "The UK stood by the people of Myanmar in 1988 and we stand by them today in 2021," he said in a video posted on the British embassy's official Twitter account.
  • Suu Kyi is also facing an eclectic raft of charges including the illegal possession of walkie-talkies and breaking coronavirus rules. 
Source: The Hindu

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