The people of Burma are defying the military’s crackdown and instead have announced a new government.
The UN Security Council held a closed-door meeting earlier to discuss the British version of the statement on the Myanmar crisis. However, the majority of member states could not accept another version proposed by the Chinese Communist Party and Russia, and it could not be adopted at the end of the meeting.
Myanmar’s military staged a coup on February 1, capturing Aung San Suu Kyi, the president and senior government officials. Large-scale demonstrations and strikes followed in the country, and the military’s repressive tactics became increasingly intense. The Chinese Communist Party is widely believed to be behind the military coup, and Russia has clearly sided with the military in the aftermath of the coup.
An earlier British version strongly condemned the violence against peaceful protesters and called on the Burmese military to show restraint. The Chinese Communist Party and Russia, however, opposed the British version and offered a shorter version.
The UN Security Council is still discussing how to merge the British version with the Russian and Chinese versions.
According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), the Burmese military has killed 760 civilians since the coup. The military has branded those killed as “terrorists” and “thugs”.
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