we will link you are peace in e baom, ba burma♪♪ [music break] e baom, ba burma♪♪ [music break] amy: democracy now! i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. martial law has been declared in more parts of burma as the military junta intensifies its crackdown have been arrested or detained since the coup began. on sunday, at least 38 people were killed in the deadliest day of political violence so far. >> t military announced martial law, which means they have declared war and it gave them authority to access people's property or do whatever they want. building barricades, protect us. it is the only type of security we can do. amy: the military is also cracking down on communications. much of burma is under an internet blackout and independent newspapers have stopped publishing. last week, all 15 nations of the u.n. security council "the violence against peaceful protestors, including against women, youth and children." the office of the united nations high commissioner for human rights has accused the military of torturing prisoners. >> at least five deaths in custody have occurred in rec

burma is among the poorest countries in asia. you know about the impact of what is happening on the most vulnerable in the country? >> it is getting worse and worse. of course we have -- it is a very poor country. we do not have any welfare system in the country. at the same time as the protests, we also have a civil disobedience movement going on which means people -- civil servants -- the military has been pushing to reopen schools, military hospitals, and banks and other sectors. but civil servants are saying, no, we're not going back to work as a way to protest against that. as much as it is very encouraging to see that, what i worry is how sustainable it is for the long-term. people are very poor in remote area, even in the cities. they have very little income coming from their job. if they stop working, even though it is not ok the first couple of months, they might be able to survive, but for the long-term and how sustainable it is is the worry we have. people will be poorer. there will be more people starving. the situati

we got about 100 small teams in burma but that . small teams in burma but that is not nearly enough stopshelter and food and there are many other organisations and community—based organisation on the ground doing the same, we are in a partnership together and what we need is more funds forfood, blankets, tarps, for food, blankets, tarps, medicine forfood, blankets, tarps, medicine but the biggest need is to stop the burma army. people in karen will tell me what they told me, we don't need food and medicine, if you just stop the burma army, we can do that ourselves but our appeal is for whatever intervention is necessary to stop the attacks of the burma army against people in the cities and the mountains and before that, immediate humanitarian assistance and there are many good partners on there are many good partners on the ground among the ethnic peoples. the ground among the ethnic peoles. ., ~ the ground among the ethnic peoles. . ~ i. the ground among the ethnic peoles. ., ~' ,, the ground among the ethnic peoles. ., ~' . ., peoples. thank you so much for cominu peoples. thank you so

that is what people from burma and here in the united states do. so this statement that we are making is we are standing with the freedom fighters and those who believe in democracy and i salute the parliament. the parliament and the burmese parliament who are continuing to serve as representatives of the people through alternative methods is courageous and laudible and commands the respect of freedom-loving people everywhere. we need our voices to be heard, the h.r. 1112 and h. res. 134, resolution condemning the coupe in burma and support the american burmese community. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. mccaul: i have no more speakers and prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. the gentleman from texas to close. mr. mccaul: i yield myself such time. members across the aisle share the same concerns about burma's military coupe and the violations it has caused. this bill ensures that the united states condemnation of this coupe is a matter of record and asks the administration to r

bud are pushing these refugees towards the thai burma border.— the thai burma border.urma border. and so how easy is this alliance _ the thai burma border. and so how easy is this alliance between - the thai burma border. and so how easy is this alliance between the i easy is this alliance between the protesters in the city against the coups and these ethnic armed groups, because these groups after or are looking for more autonomy from the central government, and some of these protesters in the city want to give power back to the democratically elected central government.— democratically elected central government. ., , ., ., , government. yeah, but for now they have a common _ government. yeah, but for now they have a common enemy, _ government. yeah, but for now they have a common enemy, so - government. yeah, but for now they have a common enemy, so they - government. yeah, but for now they l have a common enemy, so they need government. yeah, but for now they - have a common enemy, so they need to fight the myanmar army first. that is the understanding. so the prot

burma is also known as myanmar. military leaders changed the name to myanmar in 1989 after brutally suppressing a pro-democracy uprising. for more, we are joined by aron aung, from rangoon, former capital of burma, now called yangon. he came to the u.s. to attend college and is a senior at the new york institute of technology. his recent piece for manhattan globe is headlined, "misogyny silenced, feminism amplified." welcome to democracy now! it is great to have you with us. first of all, i want to say you are incredibly brave to come on this broadcast, to show your face, and i'm wondering if you can talk about what is happening in your home country, talk about your family, and why you have chosen to do this first broadcast interview of your life. >> as we all know, the military took over, the coup in my country, and since then, it has been almost over two months now. so many people have died so far. the number is just an estimate, and a seven-year-old girl is one of the youngest victims. a five-year-old boy recentl

we've got about 100 small teams in burma but that is not nearly enough. and there are many other organisations and community—based organisations on the ground doing the same. we are in a partnership together. and what we need is more funds for food, blankets, tarps, medicine but the biggest need is to stop the burma army. many karen will tell you what they told me — "we don't really need food and medicine or to stop the burma army, we know do to do that ourselves, but our appeal is for whatever intervention is necessary to stop the attacks of the burma army against people in the cities and the mountains". and, before that, immediate humanitarian assistance — and there are many good partners on the ground among the ethnic peoples. thanks, david eubank. mexico has published revised figures indicating the number of deaths caused by coronavirus is 60% higher than previously reported. more than 320,000 people are now believed to have died from the disease in the country, meaning it now has the second highest number of covid—related deaths in the world after th

we can see cities in burma what brutality military is doing.eel the pain what our brothers and sisters in rohingya in a 2017 face, the same pain i can feel for the people of burma , our brothers and sisters in rincon. we are showing our solidarity with our brothers and sisters -- our country -- solidarity with our brothers a sters. we can feel the pain they are facing. you can imagine how brutality they have done to the rohingya even now in the city -- you know, rangone is the largest city. they're coming into the house and grabbing the people in the middle of the day and night and raiding houses continually. you can imagine a seven-year-old child was killed by this military terrorist. we are calling them military terrorists. they are not the army. they are military terrorists. nermeen: you mentioned elier what you would like the international community to do. now the u.s. as well as the eu have put sanctions on many of the village are leaders who were involved in the coup. what else do you think needs to be done? also speak about the role of c

we have a next-door and your situation in burma.ashes between demonstrators and the armed forces. amy: we just got word that aung san suu kyi, the nobel laureate, appeared in court today. she is one of those that was detained, very much lost a lot of that human rights -- are world-renowned status as a human rights leader because of her stance on the rohingya, standing against the rohingya. but there she was in court. the significance of this? >> well, amy, aung san suu kyi has remained an iconic and pivotal and indisputably the most widely popular burmese politician within the majority. to a degree, have a critical elemen -- hypocritical element to defend aung san suu kyi when she failed to defend the gecide victims, the rohingya people. however, what needs to happen with aung san suu kyi, as well as the societies revolting against the entire security sector, the armed forces and the police and all the rest, is we need to decouple whatever aung san suu kyi's criminal responsibility culpability in international law what respect to th

what is going on in burma demands our action. the very foundation of burmese democracy and consequently the international standing now hang in the balance as a result of the burmese military's reckless action. the situation is detore yor ating rapidly with -- deter yor ating rapidly. community leaders, journalists, and even emergency medical personnel are being rounded up. the death toll is now estimated at 200. the democratic elected government of burma, tore sure -- to be sure, had serious flaws but it made significant progress in improving the life of burmese citizens. the house democracy partnership had begun to work with the democratically elected parliament, as had the national democratic institute. the international republican institute had begun to work on local governance. that progress must be consolidated and built on and expanded, not washed away by the greed of a few generals who fear of losing their wealth, losing their control at the expense of the burmese people. i strongly support the biden administration's decis

of great concern for all of the people of burma and their freedom and their way forward. i applaud ambassador thomas-greenfield for taking this subject up as one of the first things that she does. and secretary blinken has made it very clear this is a very high priority for him. and to not only look at those sanctions but see that we get everyone engaged in ensuring that we return the government. senator markey: thank you. i do believe we have to put much more pressure on those military leaders. that's part of the biden plan. no one's thinking about a nuclear program than you have historically. you have just a rich history of the three generations of the kim family and their attitudes about this issue. could you give us your sense what the steps should be that are taken by the biden administration in conjunction with the regional allies, especially in order to reduce this ever increasing nuclear threat from north korea. ambassador sherman: thank you, senator. it's my understanding that a review is going on in the administration to decide on how best to proceed with north

is watching the situation in burma. it is clear we cannot sit still and watch people continue to be brutalizing their human rights to be destroyed. i take this very seriously and look forward to discussing it at a coming date. >> i'm going to try to squeeze in a few more so please give it to one question let's go to bed with the german press agency. [inaudible] thank you so much for doing this briefing might questions a follow-up about iran. used to be a problem who wants to move first and right now no side seems to want this. were you in new york and discussions with their counterparts to solve this problem? and what steps should now follow in that process? >> thank you for that question. i've not yet met with the iranian pr here. i'm not given instruction to do that. i will tell you we are in lockstep with our allies on these issues. i will note that in this regard these strong statement that has condemned iran's action. president biden has been clear. unequivocally that iran will obtain a nuclear weapon. were concern

let's speak to chore win — founder and executive director of burma human rights network.us live from london. good evening, thanks for being with us. what are you hearing about what is happening on the ground in yangon? is happening on the ground in yanuon? ., is happening on the ground in yanuon? . ., is happening on the ground in yamon? ., ., ., is happening on the ground in yanuon? . ., . ., yangon? thanks for having me today. i am hearing — yangon? thanks for having me today. i am hearing that _ yangon? thanks for having me today. i am hearing that several _ yangon? thanks for having me today. i am hearing that several dozens - i am hearing that several dozens have been killed and there are many parts of burma, and as you heard about the factory has been burned down so our team has reached out on the ground. what we've learned as it was burned down by the military and police not by the protesters because the protesters told us that they are living next to the factory, how could they burn down the factory and risk their house being burned down? it is a senseless and bas

even the children are not safe so that means no one is safe in burma. fiber means no one is safe in burmale have now— means no one is safe in burma. over 400 people have now died in myanmar since the military seized power last month. some protesters have started to fight back using home—made weapons. but they are no match against trained fighters and live rounds. the us has accused the general of presiding over a reign of terror. his regime has already been hit by some sanctions but he still has powerful friends. hit by some sanctions but he still has powerfulfriends. russia's deputy defence minister was given a front row seat for yesterday's armed forces day. other diplomats were also in the crowd including from china. but 12 military leaders from around the world issued a rare joint statement reminding the general that an army is supposed to protect its people. not turning their guns on them. and yet the protests continue undeterred. the well of a defined people determined to restore democracy has so far refused to bend, even under relentless fire. a second mp has defected from the snp

in burma. we want to see the democracy with equal rights with every individual living in the country and the u.s. has already been using diplomatic pressure and other pressure, so, i would like to ask the united states to use other measures that you have. economics, humanitarian, legal, and also diplomatic, continued diplomatic pressure on the military to stop human rights violations and stop this coup and give people the freedom and human rights and democracies that we deserve. thank you. >> thank you. well, thank all of you, you are vivid examples of why democracy is so important and those willing to struggle for it in their respective countries. you give us all a sense of inspiration. we salute and recognize your individual sacrifices and we thank you for sharing your stories with us in the senate and with the world. this record will remain open until the close of business tomorrow. with the thanks of the committee to all of our witness is, this hearing is adjourned. >> thank you. [inaudible

campaign for burma, and the executive director of the myanmar institute of security, and the foundingof the special advisory council for myanmar, and the u.n. special reporter -- special rapporteur. how many people up and coming out into the streets of myanmar despite the violence? the movement seems to be growing. >> i am surprised that the continuing number of people showing up on the streets. i have to say, i strongly am respectful of all those people who are sacrificing their livelihoods and their lives to come out and voice their voice, that we will not live under the military junta. anchor: what happens next? from your perspective, is the military only going to resort to more violence in coming days and weeks and months? >> is very likely. what we have seen is the major movement of troops from february 26. so that is assigned the regime is reinforcing its security apparatus in many cities to initiate the crackdown. we first saw the first day of the crackdown nationwide february 28, and the following days. but so far, the last two days were for to quiet, even though we have -- la

opposition to stronger measures in response to burma you know we really need to see the e.u. not united we need to see germany come behind these stronger measures as a matter of urgency just what role should china play in this. one of the see you know china is an important neighbor it's traditionally given. both political and economic support. but you know and it has shielded it from from action at u.n. security council but i don't think that the power of china can be used as an excuse for the international community not taking action there are lots of measures that can be taken even if china will not support them or you know continues to block but it's in no way certain that china will do that you know china china's priority is stability on its border with burma it wants access to a you know trade visa losses and so it remains to be seen how that will play out but again you know that person of china's approach doesn't stop other action that can be taken by the international community and should be taken as a matter of urgency and that's not happening thank you so much for jo

what the military is doing in burma to the people to the people of burma the violence the attacks the killings of children they are appalling and and they are unacceptable so we can't just. step back and allow this to happen we have to keep pushing forward well during the meeting china called for a democratic transition in me in amman but ruled out sanctions is our diplomatic editor james baker. certainly you have some members of the security council russia china vietnam potentially who are not keen on any punitive action against the generals and if the security council doesn't take some further action if it just comes up with another statement it's not clear where that takes us because remember the security council has issued 2 statements. a return to democracy in myanmar urging the release of all the politicians who have been detained and condemning the violence and despite that the bloodshed has gone on individual countries obviously can pursue their own policies and many have done that certainly western countries stop doing business with beyond man to put sanctions on the military

special rapporteur for burma accusing the military regime of "mass murder." meanwhile an estimated 3,000 people have fled southeastern burma into thailand after the burmese military bombed areas controlled by the karen ethnic minority group. at least 450 nine people including at least 35 children have been killed since the start of the protests against the coup . six more states are opening up covid-19 vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 and over today in the united states. kansas, louisiana, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma, and texas. at least three other states will do the same this week. over 36% of u.s. adults have now received at least one dose of a vaccine. officials are rushing to get shots in as many arms as possible as over two dozen states report an increase of at least 10% in new infections compared to the previous week. new york and new jersey, once the epicenter of the virus, are again leading in new infections. dr. deborah birx, former president trump's coronavirus coordinator told cnn hundreds of thousands of u.s. covid deaths may have been preventab

engagement with burma. the suspension will remain in effect until the return of democratically elected governments. the sanctions on military owned holding companies are the most significant action since the coup on the regime. we of course continue to work with our allies in like-minded institutions as we condemned the -- hold those who seize power accountable. >> they made very clear that they are urging americans to continue to take action to prevent a surge including non-essential travel. is the warning against non-essential travel response to upcoming travel by the president and vice president for business and personal reasons? >> the president travels as does the vice president on a private plane. that is the purview of every vice president throughout american history. that is different from traveling on a commercial flight. the president is not hosting rallies. we take the role of being role models quite seriously. >> when you said that it would be paid dollar for dollar -- the entirety of the packag

. >> what about myanmar, also known as burma, where there's a military coup last week. is it true that the united states now faces serious obstacles to vet individuals coming from burma? >> i'm not sure i know the answer on burma, but i suspect the answer is the same. >> and finally, in this, what about north korea? is it true that north korea remains uncooperative in providing us information about north korean nationals that might try to come to the united states? >> i have rarely heard north korea come up in the context of cooperativeness. >> thank you. i just want to note before we close on this topic that all of those nations -- syria, iran, libya, burma, north korea -- were among the nations from which president biden lifted travel restrictions by executive order on his first day in office without any plan in place to improve security for these travels. another kind of threat we face is crime and gang violence in particular. unfortunately, drug trafficking and violent crime are on the rise in the united states. are street gangs driving a significant part of violent

does the united states now face individual threats coming from burma? >> i'm not sure about burma, but i suspect the answer is the same. >> finally, is it true that north korea remains uncooperative in providing information about north korean internationals that might come to the united states? >> i have rarely heard north korea mentioned in terms of cooperativeness. >> syria, iran, burma, north korea were among the nations from which president biden lifted travel restrictions by executive order his first day in office without any plan in place. each of them represents a real threat to the united states. i want to turn to another kind of threat we face, which is crime and gang violence in particular. unfortunately, both drug trafficking and violent crime are now on the rise in the united states. are street gangs driving a significant part of violent crime on streets across america? >> well, certainly when i go around and i've talked to state and local law enforcement in all 50 states, i think the number one issue you would hear about from maybe all of t

today i'm visiting the democratic voice of burma known as d.v. be an independent group constant. this is. to see really. normally the news room is buzzing with people but now only one senior reporter is here to move their broadcast equipment. he tells me the transmission signal has been cut and they've had to shut the office down for safety is it completely closed what's the situation now we have wait and see for a response current government. they deny that they're involved. they just see our t.v. china. nerves rise when there's a sudden knock at the dome. luckily it's a friendly face life. turns on a lot is a d.v.d. veteran if you're going to fires out. we 1st met in 2008 when he ran one of the offices in exile in thailand where i worked as a video producer. fearing arrest he doesn't want us to stay in the office for too long. we drive around time as you know since i mean i was thinking there is now you know i'm not. only face boat on you tube you know social media tenor. we are planning to go on that i like very sort. of like. crackdown so we are moving somebody. from the offi

it's time to lead an international effort to support the people of burma. it's also time to strengthen our calls for an international response to china's shameless human rights abuses, beginning with hong kong. another round of arrests in the last several days has sent a new wave of student activists to prison with no due process. they join veteran pro-democracy reformers like my friends martin lee and jimmy ly who were already rounded up. the united states cannot outsource our moral authority in championing democracy around the world. when we stay silent, the voice of the international community is channeled through forums where the most notorious human rights abusers preside over their own trial. the ironically named u.n. human rights council boasts a membership including such paragons of virtue as the russian federation which has begun sentencing citizens to prison for nonstate-sanctioned religious beliefs. oh, and venezuela whose rap sheet the state department spells out as arbitrary detention, forced disappearances, and extra judicial killings. and cub

footage was sent by the air group free burma rangers, which works inside myanmar.pokesperson. >> many of these strengths were carried out at night which i a capability the army did not have before. this is a new capability. it was a hit at night in the valley, near the river which is north of papoon. the whole valley, 5000 people, is hiding. altogether, we have 12,000 people displaced. then the planes came and went along the thai-burm bordera, bargaining. >> this is what happened next. ethnic karan families went hiding. others take boats across the river into thailand. the reports are that injured people were aloud into thailand but most peopleere pushed back. we're are also told that those who could not cross the river were sent to a displacement camp on the myanmar side of the border. this footage appears to show tha i border guards putting up barriers to keep people away. the army was sending most burmese back as it deemed the situation at the border to be safe. thailand says it is respecting the human rights of refugees. let's hear from my colleague from bbc th

opposition to stronger measures in response to burma you know we really need to see the e.u. not united we need to see germany come behind these stronger measures as a matter of urgency just what role should china play in this. when i was c.e.o. china is an important neighbor it's traditionally given. both political and economic support. but you know and it has shielded it from from action at the u.n. security council but i don't think that the power of china can be used as an excuse for the international community not taking action if there are lots of measures that can be taken even if china will not support them or you know continues to block but it's in no way certain that china will do that you know china china's priority is stability on its border with burma it wants access to your trade resources and so it remains to be seen there how that will play out but again you know that person of china's approach doesn't stop other action that can be taken by the international community that should be taken as a matter of urgency and that's not happening thanks so much for joini

they have no longer and obviously i'm working with rank humanity tintin you know managing director of burma news international talking to us from bangkok thank you very much and you. or being an activist in the anwar is becoming increasingly dangerous d.w. spoke to one of the activists in the country risking arrest and her life fighting for freedom from military rule. united in resistance a vast range of demonstrators and helping them organize this activists fins are among her work puts her at risk of arrest we caught up with her at an undisclosed location which in your marriage she says even if we are afraid we must fight. it's anger against the military she says that is helping people put aside their differences and protest. and not there is no army in this country at the moment which defends stability and peace of citizens regardless there are only terrorists who destroy stability and peace of citizens and commit murders. the demonstrators want an end to military rule but a says a return to the democracy myanmar knew before the february coup is not enough. minority there's a lack of acce

she's the managing director of the ethnic media organization, burma news international. and is joining us from bangkok. good to have you with us and you are now in thailand and we mentioned some people are fleeing to thailand from me in mar. we've heard reports that the thai government has allegedly been forcing people back across the border. what can you tell us about that? yes, our members are also do we are the in-depth reporting about the the refugees as part of the ast writes in korean states. so is yes, it's true that at the beautiful us back to the conflict zone. but at the end times time start easy also like every cd in some of the injuries and the improvised, some treatments. so and then this time so that kyla instructs you seen that the post the events you'd see back to the conflict zone. so probably if i can pressure tank other men in me, they may cause you to actually see thousands of years in there. so i, so this is very important difference really in need of some, well i think can safely refuse and also to get something humanitarian support. otherwise their

who have to leave it there tintin young managing director of burma news international joining us from bangkok thank you very much. now transgender people face stigma around the world and in pakistan and overwhelmingly muslim country it can be difficult for them to attend religious schools or join prayers at mosques on the international transgender day of visibility we visit an institution aiming to change that the country's 1st ever met or religious schools or trans people founded in october of last year. a step closer to finding peace for the soul. behind this story pakistan's 1st transgender only madrassa over a dozen students learn about the teachings of the qur'an here every day. founder ronni kahn decided to open this religious school after she herself both spiritually lost. identify and went to rome begging for 5. then one night i had a dream i saw that a transgender friend of mine who had died was in a state of great agony that dream changed my anti-life and that's why i made this turnaround. khan also teaches to students to sue quotes and hope that one day they can sell them t

people to stay home and i'm joined now by correspondent tin-tin yo she is the managing director of burma news international based in bangkok thanks for being with us this morning tintin you know there are reports that a 7 year old girl was killed in her home last night by the military what more can you tell us about that. it is the most shocking and i must own painful to see that deny day but at the same times young and many youngsters hours of the that can get so this is so we are in that our country is not understand and the military coup is out of control in the country with fear and also the are now just around their military so generous to kill to just to get anywhere that is seen with impunity and so on. so we supposed that for the family and we really wish that this kind of mass killing with impunity stops some. how we have that up at the moment we don't know what would be the right time is they have where to stop that and have the people understand how the sentiments against you know the military regime is dead ok are sunni. very hopeful that we can and this kind of mask is. we'r

we are uphold and revolt to see the horrific violence perpetrated against the people of burma for their peaceful calls to restore civilian governance we call on all countries to speak with one voice to condemn brutal violence by the burmese military against its own people and to promote accountability for the military actions that have led to the life and lots of life of so many people in burma the un special envoy amir mars says she's shocked by the violence and wednesday diplomatic editor james bays reports from the united nations . the u.n. envoy christine shriner bergan a spoke to reporters just 2 days before she's due to brief the u.n. security council she said the international community needed to send a clear message to the military because the situation is getting worse by the day to day tossed out blocking a state who happened on the 1st of february. we had to gain only to day 38 people died and we have now morgan or 50 people that. started and many are wanted she said she'd last spoke into the military to the deputy commander on the 15th of february she told him there were lik

partners and allies we have made clear to the burmese military that violence against the people of burma is a whore and the recent escalation in tactics by security forces is reprehensible the united states stands in solidarity with the 10s of thousands of people in burma who once again came out peacefully across the country with courage and determination to reject this military coup and to voice their aspirations for a return to democratic governance peace and the rule of law i mean his prime minister says he is ready to call a snap election to bring to an end the country's political crisis. and address thousands of supporters in the capital monday just hours earlier protesters who want him to resign stormed the government building we are of on this program 1st it will. street power is how armenia's prime minister forced a corrupt government to resign 3 years ago street power on monday was his way of answering calls for his own resignation he stands accused of failing all media in its war against azerbaijan you have been marred by robber yes i throw this challenge to the parliamentary o

one survivor told reuters -- "when we were in burma, they destroyed everything. now it has happened again." at least 137 people have been killed in niger after gunmen on motorbikes attacked villages near the border of mali. it was the deadliest attack in the west african nation in years. the coordinated raids occurred on sunday -- on the same day niger's constitutional court confirmed newly elected president mohamed bazoum's victory. back in the united states, the senate has confirmed boston mayor and former union leader marty walsh to be secretary of labor. walsh becomes the first labor secretary to come from a union background in nearly 50 years. with walsh's confirmation, boston city council president kim janey has become interim mayor of boston, making her the firswoman and first person of color to hold the office. the white house is preparing a $3 trillion infrastructure and jobs package as part of president biden's build back better agenda. "the washington post" reports the legislation will be broken into two parts. one package will focus on education and p

they can continue to report that it's ok we'll have to leave it there tintin yo managing director of burma news international thank you for joining us and. thank you. for just sports now and the story of an italian volleyball player who has started a firestorm of outrage in the country she lost her job for getting pregnant the dismissal struck a nerve for women athletes in italy partly because it was within the law someone needed to ignite a spark volleyball athlete lara louis was that someone it took her about 2 years after the fact though the fact that she was let go for being pregnant. on international women's day earlier this month lilly announced that when she asked then sued for her last paycheck on a $24000.00 a year contract the club countered saying the pregnant player it had dismissed ruin the season and cost money and sponsors. i'm shocked by what's happened it's been a few days since i received this document i waited a while to make the story known because it's personal stuff but then i thought it was important for everyone for myself above all. what's important to is that lite

campaign for burma from yangon men's out to executive director of the b.m.r. institute for peace and security and from sol young he lead founding member of the special advisory council for me and more and former u.n. special repertoire on myanmar thank you all so much for joining us young he let me start with you today how surprised have you been seeing how many people have been coming out into the streets of myanmar despite the increase in violence this civil disobedience movement seems to only be growing. i'm rather surprised at the continuing number of people showing up on the streets and i have to say i strongly and respectful of all those people who are set who are sacrificing their livelihoods and their lives to come out and and voice their advice that we will not. live under and military hunta men what happens next i mean from your perspective is the military only going to resort to more violence in the coming days and weeks and months. yes and very likely what we have seen is the major movement of troops on the 26 a february so that's a sign that the r