to demanding a return to democracy and the release of elected leader aung sang suu kyi from naypyidaw. to mandalay ok still too young gone. for a week of military rule in may and ma has triggered a groundswell of demonstrations right across the nation. everywhere the same demond there are a lot i will only go to university when sun suchi is released i have no plans to go under this military government and it isn't only support for one party or even later these demands for democracy run fun i know i know i know that we are very glad that the protests are happening in the entire country but not that we will fight until we win. and there are signs the tide is turning among all foreign to this video posted on social media appears to show a policeman shaking the hand of a protester before they open up the barricades designed to hold protesters back. until now the protests have been largely peaceful but this video being circulated by activists shows a woman being shot by police. in his 1st t.v. address to the nation now the country's new military latest sought to justify repeating allegatio

despite calls for resistance by former defacto leader aung sang suu kyi residents of me on mars the largest city are hesitant. we've waited for 72 hours but people won't go on the street in protest everyone knows the military has guns and they are used to shooting people i think people will find another way to protest. we are very timid and we can't say anything i'm afraid of them. many international leaders have expressed alarm over the coup the u.s. underscored its the port for democracy and me on mar also known as burma after saying it was quote taking note of those who stand with the people of burma in this difficult hour. i think it's a message to all countries in the region and countries who you know will be asked to respond or to consider what the appropriate response will be in reaction to the events that happened over the past couple of days in the capital naif hundreds of lawmakers are confined in government housing complexes which are being guarded by soldiers. the military said seizing power was necessary after the government failed to act on claims of election fraud. on faceboo

despite calls for resistance by former defacto leader aung sang suu kyi residents of me on mars the largest city are hesitant. we've waited for 72 hours but people won't go on the street in protest everyone knows the military has guns and they are used to shooting people i think people will find another way to protest. the war we are very timid and we can't say anything i'm afraid of them. many international leaders have expressed alarm over the coup the u.s. underscored its support for democracy and me on maher also known as burma after saying it was quote taking note of those who stand with the people of burma in this difficult hour. i think it's a message to all countries in the region and countries who you know will be asked to respond or to consider what the appropriate response will be in reaction to the events that happened over the past couple of days in the capital naif hundreds of lawmakers are confined in government housing complexes which are being guarded by soldiers. the military said seizing power was necessary after the government failed to act on claims of election fraud. o

and me and lars military tightens its grip on power in the party headquarters of ousted leader aung sang suu kyi but defiant protesters returned to the streets for a 5th day. it's good to have you with us we start here in germany where there are reports that the wife of jailed kremlin critic of all me has arrived in the country from russia the german news magazine der spiegel is reporting that yulia. landed in frankfurt after flying in from moscow this evening arrive whole comes a week after her husband was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for allegedly violating his probation at the time that he was recovering from a poisoning attack here in berlin. are with me in the studio now as my colleague jared reed he's been following the story what we're. ok so you said it brant. reportedly according to which is one of germany's most respected weekly magazines has landed in frankfurt earlier today russia's interfax news agency news agency had reported that she had left moscow we didn't hear anything for a few hours then came this report from spiegel there's no confirmation yet from camp we have no

protesting for a 6th consecutive day as the army detained another key aides to civilian leader aung sang suu kyi protesters are demanding the release of their elected leaders and vision to step down following this month's military coup believe the united states announced it would impose sanctions on those responsible president joe biden says the 1st round of targets will be announced shortly so we'll look at that in a moment but we'll start with an update on what is happening in me and mascot hardly monitoring from bangkok scott. yes that top advisor joe that way was taken overnight from his home and we also know that 4 other officials with the government connected to the ousted government led by our own song suchi have also been taken so another round of detentions if you will we've also been hearing from the electoral commission committee that some people were taken as well overnight now the reason the military junta says they took over the democratically elected government was because they said there was fraud during the november elections that the end of the. party won in a landslide so that

myanmar's military tightens its grip on power and rates the party headquarters of detains leader aung sang suu kyi but defiant protesters are back on the streets for a fist straight day. and almost.

despite calls for resistance by former defacto leader aung sang suu kyi residents of me on mars the largest city are hesitant. we've waited for 72 hours but people won't go on the street in protest everyone knows the military has guns and they are used to shooting people i think people will find another way to protest. we are very timid and we can't say anything i'm afraid of them. many international leaders have expressed alarm over the coup the u.s. underscored its the port for democracy and me on mar also known as burma after saying it was quote taking note of those who stand with the people of burma in this difficult hour. i think it's a message to all countries in the region and countries who you know will be asked to respond or to consider what the appropriate response will be in reaction to the events that happened over the past couple of days in the capital naif hundreds of lawmakers are confined in government housing complexes which are being guarded by soldiers. the military said seizing power was necessary after the government failed to act on claims of election fraud. on faceboo

despite calls for resistance by former defacto leader aung sang suu kyi residents of me on mars the largest city are hesitant. for 72 hours but people won't go on the street in protest everyone knows the military has guns and they are used to shooting people i think people will find another way to protest. we are very timid and we can't say anything i'm afraid of them. many international leaders have expressed alarm over the coup the u.s. underscored its support for democracy and me on maher also known as burma after saying it was quote taking note of those who stand with the people of burma in this difficult hour. i think it's a message to all countries in the region and countries who you know will be asked to respond or to consider what the appropriate response will be in reaction to the events that happened over the past couple of days in the capital need hundreds of lawmakers are confined in government housing complexes which are being guarded by soldiers. the military said seizing power was necessary after the government failed to act on claims of election fraud. on facebook the ruling

how long the protesters are demanding that the the release of the country's detained leader aung sang suu kyi. just as a back on the streets of young gone for a 2nd day thousands marching against the military coup and me and. they used the 3 think a salute to signify their rebellion and carried ban is demanding the release of elected leader unsung suchi they say they had no choice but to take to the streets in support of democracy and against what they see as injustice. this is really unfair despite their landslide win in the election the military staged a coup unilaterally and with his actions. i think the military staged an unfair to play a rest of the leaders elected by the people now students under the red fighting peacock flag have led revolutions in the past so we join today the protest as well . as. the red flag is that of unsung suit cheese national league for democracy faulty and l d. the chief men on lighting seized power on monday alleging fraud in the election held on the 8th of november that vote resulted in a landslide victory for the n l d the country's electoral commission dis

fire much of the country has been in open revolt ever since troops arrested civilian leader aung sang suu kyi. the rallies have been steadily growing in size and the hunter has responded by making mass arrests by escalating its use of force against peaceful protesters. in the presence of security forces has been stepped up across the country. we are being peaceful why are they using so much force they pushed us violently look at them do they need to act like this we are not blocking any roads they intentionally use this force they shouldn't do that. tens of thousands of people from across me and mar society.

to mounting a return to democracy and the release of elected leader aung sang suu kyi from naypyidaw. to mandalay. to yang gone. the week of military rule in me and man has triggered a groundswell of demonstrations right across the nation. everywhere the same demand. from china i want unsung suchi and president when meant to be released quickly we want all the people from the winning party the n l d to be released that's what we all want the n.m.i. feeling miserable. in his 1st t.v. address to the nation not the country's new military latest sought to justify the coup repeating allegations of fraud in last year's election. we're investigating the responsible for eighty's regarding voter fraud. promised fresh elections but gave no timeline for when they might be held. the comments have done nothing to quell the anger and defiance of these protestors he say it's too little too late. they want the army out and say compromise is no longer an option. spoke to i'm in town and journalist and young gone i'm young mama i asked how the situation is developing where she is. the situation is much

military officials the un the un's top human rights body as we heard called for the release of aung sang suu kyi does that really help much do you think you're in term of. into the international relations. yeah i think. some might have a effect because. the military leaders only care about themselves and you know how to make profits. united states. belongings and companies that has the money. you know have an impact on them. i think. coming to you to you to your own statement that's like. coming days the ability to really you know look closely on the things that are happening in your life and if you don't took. immediate actions and and these these. protests are going to keep on growing for a while all right well thank you so much for your insight activists in a mandalay talking with us. the. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. former european central bank chief draggy has agreed to serve as the new prime minister of italy 73 year old economist said he was ready to lead a national unity government designed to manage the effects of a pandemic and a d

using barricades and water cannons many in the crowd wore red in support of a rested leader aung sang suu kyi and her an l d party protesters are demanding her release it's. dave going to bomb. as a journalist who has been covering miramar for many years he joins us now from kuala lumpur. we're seeing reports of the nationwide internet blackout give us some idea about why the government would deny internet access right now the military wants them to not because this is what the demonstrators have been using to communicate with one another where they're still social media whether it's through e-mail and other methods and they want to make it a lot tougher to them to organize to strategize that's why also they're using the internet to get these their messages and the visuals these powerful visuals out to us and the outside world they want to make it tougher for us to know exactly what's going on inside me on maher keep in mind the military before they went forward this coup they had already worked out a playbook of what they would do step by step based on what they saw the public react got the

in the capital used water cannon against protesters demanding the release of elected leader aung sang suu kyi. 2 journalists have been jailed in belarus for violating public order i can see arena of eva and dahlia were arrested in november during live coverage of a protest in minsk against them for tearing the it out xander looking shanker the u.s. has called for their release. nigeria's president has ordered security forces to organize a hostage rescue operation after gunmen stormed the school and kidnapped 42 people among said were teachers relatives and students who were sleeping in dormitories one student was killed. italy's the new prime minister mario draghi has survived his 1st a vote of confidence in the senate is that he says now that he will do whatever it takes to lead the country out of the pandemic and rebuild the economy as the drug is expected to win a 2nd confidence vote in the love house of parliament. but especially where police arrested around 50 people after overnight clashes with thousands of protesters demanding the release of a jailed musician wrap up public was convict

demanding a return to democracy and the release of elected leader aung sang suu kyi from naypyidaw. to mandalay cove. to young gone. a week of military rule in myanmar has triggered a groundswell of demonstrations right across the nation. everywhere the same demand the law i will only go to university when aung san suu kyi is released i have no plans to go under this military government and it isn't only support for one party or even one later these demands for democracy run fun tape or. look i know i know we are very glad that the protests are happening in the entire country but. we will fight until we win or not to die. and there are signs the tide is turning among all fora he's to this video posted on social media appears to show a policeman shaking the hand of a protester before they open up the barricades designed to hold protesters back. until now the protests have been largely peaceful but this video being circulated by activists shows a woman being shot by police. in his 1st t.v. address to the nation not the country's new military latest sort to justify a coup repeating all

it will say really they never really like the power that aung sang suu kyi was able to command in terms of respect from the people they've always been i've their keep my confidence and she spent roughly 15 years under house arrest when the country was led by a military junta now if you look at this the senior general the commander in chief of the armed forces senior gentleman on long he because of his age 65 is set to retire this year it's been well known that he really has had i on becoming the country's president and then with a landslide election. victory an election by aung sun suu kyi this really put a damper on any hopes that he had of this the army was of course raising broad accusations in the elections but the elections commission and ma'am are refuted those so clearly. maybe his goals here we are speculating to some degree here but obviously things he had ion were not looking like he could legitimately get there. from kuala lumpur thanks so much for the update sure. on sunday demonstrators in russia defied government warnings to stay home and took to the streets for a 2nd week

elected leader aung sang suu kyi has not been seen in public since the coup and her lawyer says he's been allowed no contact bureau. and the un concerned the right to access justice and legal counsel are being violated. you are going to. suit she's due to appear in court on monday and time is running out to prepare her defense. side her young girl mansion a group of supporters gathered to offer prayers for her release 1. all right i'm now joined by an activist in mandalay who wants to remain anonymous for security reasons so we're calling him david a very good day david as we've just seen some dramatic scenes there in me and mark what's the situation right now. just. i just finished hitting pots and pants showing my. feelings towards the military coup and the whole city seems quite calm but the public is left with mind boggling questions and incidents that happened in gentleness or less mentally so just last night as police force snatched. tarts from the friend us and this morning the police force attacked a guy who is offering watts of bottles and after detaining him he talks. 4 pac

emergency has been declared for one year despite calls for resistance by former defacto leader aung sang suu kyi residents of me on mars the largest city are hesitant. we've waited for 72 hours but people won't go on the street in protest everyone knows the military has guns and they are used to shooting people i think people will find another way to protest. the war we are very timid and we can't say anything i'm afraid of them. many international leaders have expressed alarm over the coup the u.s. underscored its the port for democracy and me on mar also known as burma after saying it was quote taking note of those who stand with the people of burma in this difficult hour. i think it's a message to all countries in the region and countries who you know will be asked to respond or to consider what the appropriate response will be in reaction to the events that happened over the past couple of days in the capital naif hundreds of lawmakers are confined in government housing complexes which are being guarded by soldiers. the military said seizing power was necessary after the government failed to

fire much of the country has been in open revolt ever since troops arrested civilian leader aung sang suu kyi. the rallies have been steadily growing in size and the hunter has responded by making mass arrests and by escalating its use of force against peaceful protesters. the presence of security forces has been stepped up across the country. we are being peaceful why are they using so much force they pushed us violently look at them do they need to act like this we are not blocking any roads they intentionally use this force they shouldn't do that. tens of thousands of people from across me and mar society have joined an all out strike by refusing to go back to work until democracy is restored. citizens have been coming up with ever more ingenious methods of bringing the country and its traffic to a standstill. these residents are pretending to pick things up from the ground to make it more difficult for security forces true reach the protests. others are overcome by a sudden urge to repair their bikes in the middle of the road. but rights groups are calling for the international community

been in a state of unrest since the military seized power and detained elected civilian leader aung sang suu kyi and members of her government on the 1st of february since then the numbers of people taking to the streets in protest has been growing by the thousands in locations all over the country they say they won't back down until their leaders have been safely released and handed back their jobs. their military accuses suchi of importing illegal walkie talkies and breaching coronavirus restrictions a hearing for her case will be conducted on monday. and for more we have journalist am in town on the line up front yang by a police have cracked down on protests all over the country as we've seen here tell us more about what is going on now a month after the coup. sure what we seem to day is the deadliest day of protest so far we have at least 7 who've been confirmed dead only yesterday a day with the highest body count it's also a day in which we've essentially doubled the amount of bodies and we seem to miss the beginning of the coup and we see all over the country that the police as well as t

been in a state of unrest since the military seized power and detained elected civilian leader aung sang suu kyi and members of her government on the 1st of february since then the numbers of burney's people taking to the streets in protest has been growing by the thousands in locations all over the country they say they won't back down until their leaders have been safely released and handed back their jobs. their military accuses suchi of importing illegal walkie talkies and breaching coronavirus restrictions a hearing for her case will be conducted on monday the was to get more information about the situation on the ground i'm joined now by an activist and mandalay just a heads up to our viewers we won't disclose his full name to protect his identity sam good to speak to you again sunday was reportedly the bloodiest day since the beginning of the crisis in your country what have you experienced and mandalay this weekend. yes to the bloodiest game you know. scream revolution so yeah we have lost too many people. go to turtle could be higher than a 1000 people because i have seen in the social

elected leader aung sang suu kyi she has not been seen in public since the coup and her lawyer says he's been alive no. contact. me i'm concerned the right to access justice and legal counsel are being violated if. you're going to. sue cheesed you to appear in court on monday and time is running out to prepare her defense. side her young girl mansion a group of supporters gathered to offer prayers for her release. let's catch up now some of the other stories making news this hour. u.s. president joe biden has authorized his 1st military action since taking office the u.s. air force to launch strikes in syria targeting facilities used by militia groups backed by iran secretary of defense lloyd austin said he was confident they had hit the correct targets syrian authorities say at least 17 people were killed. a british born woman who left the u.k. as a teenager to during these so-called islamic state in syria has lost her high court bid to return to her country of birth the british government revoked shamima big arms citizenship back in 2019 are you she was bangladeshi by descent begun who

as a mineral where the deposed civilian leader aung sang suu kyi is facing a new criminal charge of violating the country's covered 19 regulations has been added to the original allegation that she illegally imported walkie talkies this latest move could allow the militia jones to hold her indefinitely without trial military leaders have repeated their promise to hold a new elections within a year amid ongoing national protest against the coup. keeping up the pressure despite the risks. workers in the city of young gong block a railway line undeterred by the military's growing presence. from students and civil servants to monks protestors in myanmar know that their strength lies in numbers. 0000 i want more people to join the protests we don't want to be seen as weak we the students have our future we have to resist so we won't live under a military dictatorship even if there's no special reason to protest we don't want to be seen as weak i mean. neither do they armored tanks patrol the streets as demonstrators treat them with the 3 finger salute that has come to stand for democracy as soldie

fire much of the country has been in open revolt ever since troops arrested civilian leader aung sang suu kyi. the rallies have been steadily growing in size and the hunter has responded by making mass arrests by escalating its use of force against peaceful. testers. and the presence of security forces has been stepped up across the country. we are being peaceful why are they using so much force they pushed us violently look at them do they need to act like this we are not blocking any roads they intentionally use this force they shouldn't do that. tens of thousands of people from across me and mar society have joined an all out strike by refusing to go back to work until democracy is restored. citizens have been coming up with ever more ingenious methods of bringing the country and its traffic to a standstill. these residents are pretending to pick things up from the ground to make it more difficult for security forces to reach the protests. others are overcome by a sudden urge to repair their bikes in the middle of the road but rights groups are calling for the international community to su

there's a lot of speculation and different controversies around this topic bought i think that aung sang suu kyi the genocide acts against a range of people were committed primarily by at the leadership of the military and as we have discussed before the military actually hold a lot more power they always have in me a ma and some people have said she is kind of the pawn of the military to some extent and it's always a question about compromise how is she willing to to what extent can we fight for democracy at the hands of bloodshed so she is. she has denied genocide against her or him to people even though the united nations and the international criminal court they have found extensive evidence of widespread violence and a genocidal acts against their heads of people however to the extent that we know that things which she is personally responsible she is just the face of many people are sponsible for these acts of violence and and this is i think the big debate also is when like to what we willing to fight for democracy in the name because all these people range of people iraq and state thousa

army has seized power and imposed a year long state of emergency soldiers have detained leader aung sang suu kyi and they say that they are replacing the democratically elected government u.s. president biden is reportedly threatening sanctions and the united nations security council has called an emergency session for tuesday. off to the arrests the power grabs military vehicles lined up in me and months capital make the towel soldiers now patrolling the streets a clear sign of who's in control. will this was the moment a member of parliament was whisked away in a pre-dawn raid one of many from aung san suu cheese ruling national league for democracy who and party the door of her home is once more looks she previously spent nearly 15 years under house arrest in opposition to an earlier period of military rule in a statement suit she denounced the coup was an attempt to quote put the country back under it to taste a ship she people not to accept it and to go out and protest. not easy in myanmar but here in thailand ex-pats made their allegiances clear honoring suchi hands burning photos of the c

been in a state of unrest since the military seized power and detained elected civilian leader aung sang suu kyi and members of her government on the 1st of february since then the numbers of bernie's people taking to the streets in protest has been growing by the thousands in locations all over the country. they say they won't back down until their leaders have been safely released and handed back their jobs . the military accuses suchi of importing illegal walkie talkies and breaching coronavirus restrictions a hearing for her case will be conducted on monday. and for more we have journalist am in town on the line up front yang by a police have cracked down on protests all over the country as we've seen here tell us more about what is going on now a month after the coup. sure what we seem to day is the deadliest day of protests and we've seen since the beginning of the coup and we see all over the country that the police as well as the military are involved in security crackdowns that have been using all manners of weapons from water cannons tear gas flash bang grenades and now to live ammunit

elected leader aung sang suu kyi she has not been seen in public since the coup and her lawyer says he's been alive no contact but you know. i'm concerned the right to access justice and legal counsel are being violated this is. going to. suit she is due to appear in court on monday and time is running out to prepare her defense. side her young girl mansion a group of supporters gathered to offer prayers for her release. let's get the latest on this story now we can speak to journalist a minturn and young gun could you tell us more about what is happening right now in yangon. so what we've been seeing today is the. police have decided to target protesters especially at the media junctions where we've seen massive protests every day and really what we're seeing in yangon is an escalation of force and a continuation of the sort of force that was seen in smaller cities outside of young where there is media coverage and it's much more likely that there are ethnic minorities living in the area and so we've heard reports. and rubber bullets being used you know as as it was said earlier there's

it will say really they never really like the power that aung sang suu kyi was able to command in terms of respect from the people they've always been i was there kim i don't think that she spent roughly 15 years under house arrest when the country was led by a military junta now if you look at this the senior general the commander in chief of the armed forces senior general men on long he because of his age 65 is set to retire this year it's been well known that he really has had eyes on becoming the country's president and then with a landslide election. victory an election by aung sun suu kyi this really put a damper on any hopes that he had of the army was of course raising fraud accusations in the elections but the elections commission and myanmar refuted those so clearly. maybe his goals here we are speculating to some degree here but obviously things he had eye on were not looking like he could legitimately get there from kuala lumpur thanks so much for the update sure. well to russia now where more than $5000.00 people have been arrested during a 2nd wave of nationwide anti-gove

flocked to the social media platform to voice opposition to the coup which ousted elected leader aung sang suu kyi on monday among those opposing the power grab our medical staff who say that they refuse to work for the military government the coup has also sparked international condemnation including the united nations. and this video and she could protesters in mandalay on thursday bush said on social media it could be one of the last for a while. resistance to the coup had been surging on facebook with cool specific disobedience the popple must also often used by the now ousted government to make announcements but the new military government's move to block facebook twitter and apps including instagram and whatsapp has left many in the dock. yet we have no access to any news no news about mother and son searching i feel so sad it gives me a pain in my chest. blocking facebook means that the freedom of young people is restricted this military care has started costing us our jobs and our education is now in trouble. with soldiers back on the streets of major cities most of the protests have been

me on mars police have filed charges against ousted leader aung sang suu kyi for breaches of an import export law police documents say that illegally imported handheld radios were found at her residence authorities are seeking to detail to detain her excuse me until february the 15th it comes as people in the country took part in the thirst widespread protests since the military coup in the early hours of monday. journalist dave going to bomb has been covering the country for many years he joins us now from kuala lumpur dave why do you think the military is choosing to charge on song suchi with this law in particular. well this is a very vaguely worded law that you can basically bend it to fit around anything and to accuse anyone of breaking this law as long as it was imported or export and you know the interesting thing here is that during the days of the previous. many of aung san suu kyi supporters this law was used against them and they were locked up and when her party came into power 5 years ago a lot of people thought that they should get rid of this law they did not they did no

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soldiers and me anwar have raided the party headquarters of detained the leader aung sang suu kyi the international community has voiced its growing concern as myanmar's military tightens its grip on power and steps up its violent response to nationwide protests many demonstrators remain defiant they have returned to the streets for a 5th day to demand the reversal of the military coup and the release of their elected leaders. it looks like a simple quirky demonstration. but this group of young protesters and gang gone a risking their lives. are a new name for this is a protest idea from the young generation we are always thinking about how to be more creative because we need international attention when i die the group remains on the target off to choose days of violence in which police fired rubber bullets and water cannons the protesters the military leaders who staged a coup on february 1st have declared such trolleys illegal there were also reports of large army an issue being fired. that. killed at least 2 people critically injured. but again under armor the now we say that the

been in a state of unrest since the military seized power and detained elected civilian leader aung sang suu kyi and members of her government on the 1st of february since then the numbers of people taking to the streets in protest has been growing by the thousands in my case it was all over the country. they say they won't back down until their leaders have been safely released and handed back their jobs. their military accuses suchi of importing illegal walkie talkies and breaching coronavirus restrictions a hearing for her case will be conducted on monday. to get more information about the situation on the ground i'm joined now by an activist and mandalay just a heads up to our viewers we won't disclose his full name to protect his identity sam go to speak to you again sunday was reportedly the bloodiest day since the beginning of the crisis in your country what have you experienced and mandalay this weekend. let's. you know. rouge so. we got last minute you. know the turtle could be higher than 18 people because i don't seem. to be you steps military you know just during you know. evidence l

elected leader aung sang suu kyi she has not been seen in public since the coup and her lawyer says he's been allowed no contact. you know they're very concerned the right to access justice and legal counsel are being violated. sue cheese due to appear in court on monday and time is running out to prepare her defense. side her young girl mansion a group of supporters gathered to offer prayers for her release. all right i'm now joined by an activist in mandalay who wants to remain anonymous for security reasons so we're calling him david a very good day a day that as we've just seen some dramatic scenes there in me and mark what's the situation right now. well i just finished hitting pots and pants showing my. feelings towards the ministry cool and the whole city seems quite calm but the public is left with mind boggling questions and incidents that happened in gengel national lessons and the late so just last night as police force snatched. hearts from the friend us and this morning the police force attacked a guy who is offering water bottles and after detaining him he talks. 4 packs of

generals to give up power and free civilian leaders meanwhile a close aide of ousted leader aung sang suu kyi has been detained kyoto and sway was among those taken into custody in a new wave of arrests overnight protesters remain defiant and are using increasingly creative tactics to make their demands. dressed in furry animal suits and risking their lives so these groups of young protesters and young go on to challenging the khud leaders with humor their protest tactics which is slogans with pop culture references i knew from my mom. and the most generations it's a good idea from our generation said where l g b t groups and cosplay is and where wearing costumes and trying to get international attention on twitter people from other countries have noticed it was going to be a lot. to gain attention and support abroad younger generations are using both social media and lessons learned from protesters in neighboring hong kong anti-life and. wearing crowns and ball gowns. thank god. for going share this like these members of a bodybuilding club people are showing their opposition to the coup. de

that the military will keep its promise to hold elections and hand power back deposed leader aung sang suu kyi remains in jail facing trivial criminal charges hundreds of thousands joined rallies in cities across the country despite fears of a violent crackdown. a battle cry for democracy tens of thousands of protesters flooding the streets of young gone stepping up their open revolt against a military takeover karsh uses roadblocks to keep security forces from moving around the commercial capital. in this cat and mouse game it appears that for now it's the mice who have the upper hand. internet shutdowns another attempts to disrupt the demonstrations have largely proved futile even the judges assurances of free and fair elections have been met with deep skepticism exacerbated by fresh criminal charges against on sons who cheat. but the young people of this generation don't have to believe in the military's promises they live before and they hold an election back in 1988 so we've already learned our lesson from that piece of history. there's growing concern that myanmar's bloody history could

generals to give up power and free civilian leaders meanwhile a close aide of ousted leader aung sang suu kyi is has been detained q tent sway was among those taken into custody and a new wave of arrests overnight protesters from defiant and argues increasingly creative tactics to make their demands. dressed in furry animal suits and risking their lives. 2 these groups of young protesters and young go on to challenging the crew leaders with humor their protest tactics which is slogans with pop culture references i knew from my own mom. and the most generations it's a good idea from our generation said where l g b t groups and cosplay is and where wearing costumes and trying to get international attention on twitter people from other countries have noticed it was a little way a lot. to gain attention and support abroad younger generations are using both social media and lessons learned from protesters in neighboring hong kong and thailand. wear in crowns and ball gowns thank. you for going shirtless like these members of a bodybuilding club people are showing their opposition to the coup. demo

much for joining us on the program we're seeing these fresh protests and demands for release of aung sang suu kyi how do you see the situation developing and do you have any more information about 60 very dangerous situation in myanmar at moment and it deserves top billing in the international community in terms of our sons who she was delusional where she's being held as is the case that many others there's been this pains and they've been sleeping or it's at least $220.00 and there were reports or overnight which was seeking to confirm at the moment so the number of people who have been detained is isn't very high and the situation there is very combustible as we've seen the use of intentionally lethal force against purchases and it's really just an example. tell us a little bit more about that because the military for its part it denies that lethal force is being used systematically but you know we we've heard in our piece that your organization amnesty says that police have targeted protesters with apparently no respect for life or safety do you have evidence of lethal force being used. incid

hundreds of people have been detained since the coup not only those politically connected to aung sang suu kyi it's got hardware al-jazeera. facebook has stopped users in australia from viewing or sharing news on its platform the blackout is in response to a proposed law that would make the tech giants facebook and google pay for in publishing and sharing news content charlotte 6 violence this trailer wants to regulate facebook in return it's got a news blackout facebook scrubbed its news feed wiping information from health pages government agencies welfare networks and weather warnings the government wants to bring in a law that forces facebook and google to pay media outlets when they re publish their content google has conceded signing deals with several media outlets but facebook has not facebook was wrong facebook. sections were unnecessary fairway heavy handed and they will damage it's reputation here in australia facebook announced the move on its blog saying astray leah misunderstands the relationship between itself and publishes it says publishers willingly choose to post news on face

other news soldiers and young mahr have raided the party headquarters of detained to leader aung sang suu kyi the international community has voiced its growing concern as myanmar's military tightens its grip on power and steps up its violent response to the nationwide protests many demonstrators remain defiant they have returned to the streets for a 5th day to demand the reversal of a military coup and the release of their elected leaders. it looks like a simple quirky demonstration. but this group of young protesters and gang gone a risking their lives. i know your name for this is a protest idea from the young generation and we are always thinking about how to be more creative because we may need international attention when i got the group remains on the turret off to choose days of violence in which police fired rubber bullets and water cannons the protesters the military leaders who staged a coup on february 1st and declared such trolleys illegal there were also reports of large eye munition being fired. that. could at least 2 people critically injured. their grandeur i'm a little you k

elected leader aung sang suu kyi she has not been seen in public since the coup and her lawyer says he's been alive no contact with you know you don't know the reality i'm concerned the right to access justice and legal counsel are being violated if. you are going through who sued she is due to appear in court on monday and time is running out to prepare her defense. i'd sighed her younger munchen a group of supporters gathered to offer prayers for her release. but in the bundesliga vetter braman ended an unbeaten run for visitors i'm 5 frankfurt brahmins 21 win is their 1st against frankfurt for 3 years shortly after the break for a men's territory lasting beyond the front for a defense to level the game out want to it was defender 2nd goal of the season american striker josh sargent netted the signing goal helping brennan pick up 3 much needed points it's frankfurt's 1st on the sneak it defeat this year. well to pakistan now and police in the mega city of karachi have come up with a novel way to come back crime a special rollerblading unit it's hoped the new wales will give the skating

social media platform to voice opposition to the coup which ousted elected leader aung sang suu kyi on monday among those opposing the power grab are medical staff who say they refused to work for the military government the putsch has also sparked international condemnation including from the united nations. and this video of anti crew protesters in mandalay on thursday was shed on social media it could be one of the last for a while. resistance to the coup had been surging on facebook with calls for civil disobedience the platform was also often used by the now ousted government to make announcements but the new military government's move to block facebook apps including instagram and whatsapp has left many in the dark. yet we have no access to any news no news about mother and son searching i feel so sad it gives me a pain in my chest. blocking facebook means that the freedom of young people is restricted this military coup has started costing us our jobs and our education is now in trouble. with soldiers back on the streets of major cities most of the protests have been under the c

fire much of the country has been in open revolt ever since troops arrested civilian leader aung sang suu kyi. the rallies have been steadily growing in size and the hunter has responded by making mass arrests by escalating its use of force against peaceful protesters. in the presence of security forces has been stepped up across the country. we are being peaceful why are they using so much force they pushed us violently look at them do they need to act like this we are not blocking any roads they intentionally use this force they shouldn't do that. tens of thousands of people from across me and marxist. id have joined an all out strike by refusing to go back to work until democracy is restored. citizens have been coming up with ever more ingenious methods of bringing the country and its traffic to a standstill. these residents are pretending to pick things up from the ground to make it more difficult for security forces to reach the protests. others are overcome by a sudden urge to repair their bikes in the middle of the road but rights groups are calling for the international community to s

marching against the coup a country in open revolt its democracy denied its rightful leader deposed aung sang suu kyi she could be silenced and she could be sent away a decision for the generals a decision they've taken once before i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. they know from experience what it's like to have freedom we have to resist that we won't live under a military dictatorship everyone is unified in opposition to them and lied before that they hold an election back in 1900 even if there's no special reason to protest we don't want to be seen as weak we've already learned our lesson from not teaching history the world is watching closely and any form of petty handed response is likely to have severe consequences. also coming up the u.s. congress is urging president biden to punish companies constructing the nord stream to natural gas projects connecting russia to germany could sanctions be in the pipeline at president biden has made clear that north stream too is a bad deal bad deal because it divides europe and courtly sanctions are only one of many important tools to ensure energy s

has raided the party headquarters of detained leader aung sang suu kyi the international community becoming increasingly concerned with the united states expected to announce sanctions on myanmar later today meanwhile the military is tightening its grip on power and cracking down on nationwide protests anti cool activists have returned to the streets for a 5th day to demand the release of their elected leaders and to highlight their grievances they are using ever more creative tactics. sitting in inflatable tubs this group of young protest isn't yang gonna risking their lives. their protest tactics quirky humor and the use of english i knew from miami oh my. god. this is one protest idea from the young generation we're always thinking about how to be more creative because we need international attention. younger generations are using both social media and lessons learned from activists and neighboring hong kong and thailand to gain support. there on the streets dressed as beauty queens. c or going shirtless like these members of a bodybuilding club to show their opposition to the coup. demo

protesting for a 6th consecutive day as the army detained another key aide to civilian leader aung sang suu kyi protesters are demanding the release of their elected leaders and for the general to step down following this month's military coup earlier the united states announced it would be imposing sanctions on those responsible president biden says the 1st round of targets will be announced shortly let's check in with what's happening though in me in mascot hi this is reporting from thailand this day more arrests than scott take us through what you're hearing. yeah georgette way was a top official with song suchi and had been with her and the end of their party for quite some time he was taken overnight from his house as were other 4 members connected to the government is the way it's being described by and of the official we also know that some people who are working for the electoral commission were also taken and not just in the capital neighbored or yangon on the largest city but further afield within myanmar so it's a bit concerning now they're going after election officials the military

streets in myanmar for the 8th consecutive day. 6 they want the generals to release deposed leader aung sang suu kyi who's on the house arrest police have increased efforts to crack down on the gatherings which they say violate code 19 restrictions on security forces and the rest of the protesters in overnight raids the u.n. human rights council has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning me and mas military coup the original text was watered down to get china and russia on board the resolution calls for the release of. all political prisoners who've been detained since the coup it also demands the military join to reinstate the civilian government and use restraint with the testers chalons out and monitoring the meeting. the human rights council was meeting in a special session that was called by the u.k. and the e.u. together acting in concert and we have been hearing a whole range of voices the different ambassadors from many countries giving their perspective on what's been going on in the end mar recently throughout the day. the draft resolution which had been orally amended. to take in cer