teams up in kachin state of reported more attacks and more people displaced.ink it is a lack of shackles now of the previous democracy, or what has changed? i think you are right. it is the relationship between the coup and the fight between the ethnics, they're connected in that i believe the burma military and suu kyi and others in the democracy movement said, "that's enough. we're going to take over directly." the same with the ceasefires — they were not breaking the will of the ethnics, like the burmese generals thought they would. so we're done. the gloves are off. the gloves are off in rangoon — according to your excellent report there. the same in the ethnic areas. what is brand new for us is air strikes. —— what is brand new for us is air strikes. there have been air strikes in kachin state and rakhine state, but i've been in the field for 25 years but i've never seen air strikes in karen state. there were a few, but not in the last 20 years and also, what's unique, these air strikes, some of them occurred at night. we had not seen the burma army with

ethnic militant groups are also present in the northern states of shan and kachin.y of the milkitary regimes focus was one these groups, with many human rights violation reported over decades. david eubank is founder and head of the free burma rangers, an ngo which provides assistance to displaced people in myanmar. could you tell us what difference in your assessment has been made since the military coup with the actions of the military? it’s military coup with the actions of the military?— of the military? it's been a big difference. _ of the military? it's been a big difference. i _ of the military? it's been a big difference. i was - of the military? it's been aj big difference. i was inside the actualfighting area the actual fighting area starting in december, january, a slow build—up in february, an explosion. we had around 2500 people displaced in northern karen state and now we have over 10,000 and more burmese soldiers have come up, over 104 trucks for example on one road alone trying to build—up the camps and systems in northern karen state so we've seen a

the city of myitkyina, kachin state.y on the streets as unarmed protesters take their stand against the military coup. as they advance, they must know armed security forces are ready and waiting and will use lethal force against them. then something remarkable — a roman catholic nun is on her knees pleading with the police. some officers kneel down to speak to her, their hands in prayer. she recalled the security personnel told her to leave as she was in grave danger, but she insisted she would not go away and was ready to die. translation: | said, - "if you're not turning back, i will also remain here." they said, "the protesters are blocking the road." i said, "i'll ask them to open it." i begged them not to shoot these children. from gestures of peace, there then came gunfire and mayhem. moments later, witnesses say volleys of bullets 200 protesters remained barricaded by security forces in their apartment buildings. police have been arresting anyone suspected of involvement in the civil disobedience movement. people

the city of myitkyina, kachin state. the streets as unarmed protesters take their stand against the military coup. as they advance, they must know armed security forces are ready and waiting and will use lethal force against them. then something remarkable — a roman catholic nun is on her knees pleading with the police. some officers kneel down to speak to her, their hands in prayer. she recalled the security personnel told her to leave as she was in grave danger, but she insisted she would not go away and was ready to die. translation: i said, "if you're not turning back, i will also remain here." they said, "the protesters are blocking the road." i said, "i'll ask them to open it." i begged them not to shoot these children. from gestures of peace, there then came gunfire and mayhem. moments later, witnesses say volleys of bullets tore into the protesters who had pushed forward. they raced back carrying two people who were killed and helping a young woman whose arm had been badly injured by a bullet. five weeks after th

it is the generals, the same generals who killed the kachin at rakhine, a big minority people in 1997re, and again 2017 rohingya. and now again in 2021, so it is for the international community and the world and asean and china to decide. it's better for us to have a stable country, democratic country, free country. it's notjust only for the people of myanmar, but it is for asean, it's for china, it's for india. it's for all over the world. so, it's a win—win situation. we must stand with the people of myanmar. dr sasa, i thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. thank you. your latest live weather update here on bbc news this saturday afternoon. a windy weekend, plenty of showers moving west to east across all areas and still some quite rough seas and big waves, particularly in the west and taking a look at the recent radar picture we are seeing the showers, notjust the rain, some of snow over hills, particularly northern britain, but into wales as well, the batch of heavy rain poor work into northern ireland in south—west scotland from this weather front, south—west scot