min aung hlaina. same. -- general min aung hlaing- that— same. -- general min aung hlaing. eneral min aung hlaing. that they are - same. -- general min aung hlaing. that they are going | same. -- general min aung l hlaing. that they are going to hold free and fair elections within a year, as opposed to what they considered the fraudulently held elections in november that the national league for democracy did so well in. and also we're probably going to hear of this idea about troublemakers and lawbreakers, facing the lawbrea kers, facing the consequences lawbreakers, facing the consequences for any actions they carry out. wai wai nu joins me now. she was a political prisoner for almost seven years and has since dedicated her life to promoting peace and defending human rights. thank you forjoining us. lepers may pick up on that point nick was talking about. -- let's point nick was talking about. —— let's pick up on that point. do you think this will stop people going out on the streets?— people going out on the streets? �* . . ., streets? but a certain level but we are _ stre

the leader of myanmar�*s military coup, general min aung hlaing, says he will try to handle nationwide vaccines produced in india and south korea. the decision will help distribute the vaccine to poorer countries through the global programme known as covax. these jabs will make up most of the initial 330 million doses being rolled out. now on bbc news, it�*s time for hardtalk.

alarming comments by the military when it refused to rule out a coup and the armed forces commander min aung hlaing effectively runs the country did say that if the constitution wasn't followed, well, it should be annulled and replaced. but then the military gave more conciliatory statements over the weekend and i think many people thought about a military which was a pariah for running the country so badly for 50 years in such a brutal way that it actually managed a democratic transition in which it kept so much power, but to launch an out—and—out coup would be so provocative, i think many people believed the military was just threatening a warning, that it was actually going to do it. it's done it now, and it is really hard to see a way forward for the country, and there have to be real worries about how strongly people try to oppose this coup. in the past, of course, when people have opposed the military, the results have usually been significant casualties and bloodshed. tom andrews is the un special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in myanmar, he's labelled the situation as an assau

min aung hlaing is very tight with xijinping.e bit rusty and prickly with the various border issues with the rebel groups but there is a bit of a recognition they are of a faustian bargain between min aung hlaing, the military and the people's republic of china. so where does that leave us? it leaves us with limited leverage and essentially it is a good question. the reason why the leverage is limited is because burma and myanmar doesn't need us as much as they did a decade ago. us as much as they did a decade auo. ~ ., us as much as they did a decade a a 0. ~ ., ., us as much as they did a decade auo. ~ ., ., ., us as much as they did a decade auo.~ ., ., ., ., ., ago. we going to have to leave it there. sorry to interrupt you but we are out of time. professorjohn blaxland. thank you for your analysis. so much more detail as well on the website as to what is unfolding there but we need to move on to other stories. spain was one of the hardest hit countries in europe when the first waves of covid—19 struck last year. and although

last week, su kyi and min aung hlaing held last-minute talks about his future, but they are believed broken down. long history of distrust. >> there are so many occasions they have been rubbing one another. >> the military first arrested su kyi in 1989, when the army had already been in charge for 27 years. democrats won the next election, but generals ignored the results. in 2010, su kyi was released, and the country tentatively opened. in 2011 she met hillary clinton, and in 2012, president obama became the first sitting us president to visit. in 2015, her party the national league of democracy won decisively -- and this time, the military honored the results. su kyi became the de facto civilian leader. but the military lurked in the background. the military written constitution reserved twenty-five percent of parliament for military officers. and suu kyi remained silent, as the military committed what the un called genocide against minority rohinga muslims. in fact in 2019, she defended them. today, the white house released a statement, calling the kuwait direct assault of the cou

military tv declared a state of emergency, and reported army leader min aung hlaing, would take control year. it is the end of five years of asi-democracy. early this morning, military officials arrested the country's civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, and dozens of others, including a lawmaker holding his young son as he broadcast his arrest on facebook. in a statement, suu kyi called for peaceful resistance. "i urge people not to accept this, to respond and wholeheartedly to protest against the coup by the military. only the people are important.” >> there are a few of my friends who are on the list of being detained, arrested, so i do not know where they are or how they're being treated. >> reporter: tun myint is a professor at carleton colleg he says the problems began in november, when suu kyi's party won an election landslide. military officials called the results fraudulent and the voter rolls inaccurate. last week, su kyi and min aung hlaing held last-minute talks about his future, but they are believed to have broken down, the product of a long history of distrust. >> when you

and the man controlling the military is commander—in—chief min aung hlaing. he's a fan of facebook. of the military�*s pages because of, it says... this looks straightforward. if you launch a military coup and threaten peaceful protests, you lose your facebook page. but the story of facebook�*s power in myanmar is not straightforward. here's why. this is a country of 54 million people and over half of them have a facebook account. that didn't happen by chance. one third of people in myanmar live in poverty, and to help people get online, facebook removed all data charges and organized for the facebook app to be preloaded on many phones. it worked. listen to this technology reporter from the new york times. the entire internet is facebook, and facebook is the internet. most people don't necessarily know how to operate or get on and navigate regular websites. they kind of live, eat, sleep and breathe facebook. soon, though, facebook was accused of playing a determining role in grave crimes. in 2017, rohingya muslim villages were ransacked, people were murdered. hundreds of thousands f

army's television station said all authority had been given to the top military commander general min aung hlaing. a state of emergency has been declared. this dramatic move follows weeks of complaints by the military over alleged fraud in last november's general election, in which ms suu kyi's national league for democracy won a resounding majority of seats in parliament, and the military�*s own party performed poorly. tens of thousands of russians have taken to the streets in support of the jailed activist alexi navalny for the second week running. they're the biggest protests against president putin for a decade. independent monitors said more than 5,000 were detained, including over 80 journalists covering the events. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. president biden has reportedly paused arms sales to saudi arabia as his administration reviews relations with his long—time strategic ally. not long ago, candidate biden described the kingdom as a pariah, but is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of saudi arabia's de fa

the leader of myanmar�*s coup — general min aung hlaing — says he will try to handle the protests rockinghough he didn't clarify specifically what this would mean. this comes after threats that protestors could face up to 20 years injail, if they obstruct the armed forces — or long sentences — if they incite hatred towards the coup leaders. there've also been cuts to internet services, and a further detention for the civilian leader, aung san suu kyi. meanwhile — there are more reports — of soldiers using rubber bullets against protestors as demonstrations continue. here's our south east asia correspondentjonathan head. gunfire. even for a country shocked at being back under military rule, it has been a stressful 2a hours. rumours of a full—scale army operation were strong, and here in myitkyina, repeated bursts of gunfire from the security forces made people think it was already happening. most of the shots, though, were fired into the air. then, an eight—hour, nationwide internet blackout. for what purpose, we still aren't clear. this morning, the military was making itself visible in y

the leader of the coup in myanmar, general min aung hlaing, has said he will try to handle the mass protestslly what this would mean. this comes after threats that protesters could face up to 20 years in jail, if they obstruct the armed forces, or long sentences if they incite hatred towards the coup leaders. here�*s our south east asia correspondentjonathan head. gunfire. even for a country shocked at being back under military rule, it has been a stressful 2a hours. rumours of a full—scale army operation were strong, and here in myitkyina, repeated bursts of gunfire from the security forces made people think it was already happening. most of the shots, though, were fired into the air. then, an eight—hour, nationwide internet blackout. for what purpose, we still aren�*t clear. this morning, the military was making itself visible in yangon and other cities. that didn�*t stop people from protesting again over their power grab, as they have for the past ten days. if anything, the soldiers provoked people to speak out even more over seeing their democracy crashed by the generals. this armoured v

the leader of myanmar�*s military coup, general min aung hlaing, says he will try to handle nationwideivilian protests softly, although he didn't clarify details. protestors have been threatened with long jail terms if they obstruct the armed forces or incite hatred towards the coup leaders. the united nations has said it's alarmed by the escalation of the conflict in yemen around the northern city of marib. more than a50 children have been killed or wounded by snipers. the un's humanitarian chief, mark lowcock, said an assault on marib itself could have unimaginable consequences. new quarantine restrictions have come into effect in britain, with people arriving at airports having to pay for ten—day stays in hotels. it affects arrivals to england, from 33 countries including portugal, brazil, and south africa. fifteen million people across the uk have received their vaccines so far. you are up—to—date on the headlines. now on bbc news, click gets exclusive access to the british army to see a pilot scheme using virtual reality to improve the training of soldiers. this week — the robots

army's television station said all authority had been given to the top military commander general min aung hlaing. a state of emergency has been declared. this dramatic move follows weeks of complaints by the military over alleged fraud in last november's general election, in which ms suu kyi's national league for democracy won a resounding majority of seats in parliament, and the military�*s own party performed poorly. tens of thousands of russians have taken to the streets in support of the jailed activist alexi navalny for the second week running. they're the biggest protests against president putin for a decade. independent monitors said more than 5,000 were detained, including over 80 journalists. now on bbc news — dateline london. hello, i'm shaun ley. welcome to the programme, which brings together some of the uk's leading commentators, bbc specialists, and those journalists who've worked as foreign correspondents, filing stories to audiences back home from the dateline london. this week: will there be enough vaccine doses? the uk closes its doors to some but infuriates china by opening th

the headlines: the leader of myanmar�*s military coup, general min aung hlaing, says he will try to handlenflict in yemen around the northern city of marib. more than a50 children have been killed or wounded by snipers. the un�*s humanitarian chief, mark lowcock, said an assault on marib itself could have unimaginable consequences. new quarantine restrictions have come into effect in britain, with people arriving at airports having to pay for ten—day stays in hotels. it affects arrivals to england, from 33 countries including portugal, brazil, and south africa. fifteen million people across the uk have received their vaccines so far.

the new leader of myanmar, min aung hlaing spoke to the country last night and are said to the militarybest interests of the burmese people at heart but also one that any protesters who broke the law are were causing trouble would face consequences. judging by what we have seen so far today, the military authorities look like they are turning the screw somewhat on the day protesters and it is too soon to say no, but they could be marking the beginning of some kind of crackdown.— beginning of some kind of crackdown. �* . ~ , ., crackdown. and talk us through the significance _ crackdown. and talk us through the significance of— crackdown. and talk us through the significance of a _ crackdown. and talk us through the significance of a new - the significance of a new zealand's moved to suspend all high—level contact with the military in myanmar? high-level contact with the military in myanmar?- high-level contact with the military in myanmar? yes, they are depressed _ military in myanmar? yes, they are depressed are _ military in myanmar? yes, they are depressed are suspend - military in m

the coup leader is armed forces commander min aung hlaing — the general accused of genocide by the united rohingya population three years ago. back then, aung san suu kyi defended the military, even testifying for them in the genocide tribunal in the hague, and so tarnishing her international reputation. the prime minister borisjohnson was one of many leaders around the world who condemned the coup. today she is back in military custody, as she was for many years. the prime minister borisjohnson was one of many leaders around the world who condemned the coup. the military�*s supporters are jubilant and happy to show it. but their party won only 6% of the seats contested in the election. aung san suu kyi's party won 13 times as many. her supporters are staying low for now, but she has managed to put out a letter urging them to reject the coup. translation: the army assaulted i people as it carried out a coup i on the civilian government elected by our people. our country is just a bird learning to fly to fly, now the army has broken our wings. for now, the soldiers are in charge, as they h

the leader of myanmar�*s military coup, general min aung hlaing, says he will try to handle nationwideivilian protests softly, although he gave no details. protestors have been threatened with long jail terms, if they obstruct the armed forces or incite hatred towards the coup leaders. the world health organization has given emergency approval to use astrazeneca vaccines produced in india and south korea. the decision will help distribute the vaccine to poorer countries through the global programme known as covax. these jabs will make up most of the initial 330 million doses being rolled out. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. no—one would pretend the world was a perfectly happy place before the covid pandemic, but the virus has undoubtedly worsened the mental health of many of us. lockdown isolation, economic insecurity, the absence of family, friends and intimacy, all are taking their toll. increasingly, it seems, we are rethinking what it means to be happy. my guest is laurie santos, a psychologist at yale university, whose work on the

army's television station said all authority had been given to the top military commander general min aung hlainglaints by the military over alleged fraud in last november's general election, in which ms suu kyi's national league for democracy won a resounding majority of seats in parliament, and the military�*s own party performed poorly. tens of thousands of russians have taken to the streets in support of the jailed activist alexi navalny for the second week running. they're the biggest protests against president putin for a decade. independent monitors said more than 5,000 were detained, including over 80 journalists. now on bbc news — dateline london.

. >>> the united states has slapped sanctions on senior general min aung hlaing as well as other individualsnd companies related to myanmar's military. officials say it's to help the people's efforts to secure freedom and democracy. the u.s. treasury department said on thursday that the individuals are ten current and former military officials. it said they are responsible for the takeover or are associated with the military regime. three companies on the sanctions list are owned or controlled by the military or security forces. they deal in jade, rubies, and other gems. president joe biden signed an executive enabling the sanctions. they will see their assets in the u.s. frozen. they'll also be prohibited from doing business with american citizens. treasury secretary janet yellen said in a statement that her department is prepared to take additional action if myanmar's military does not change course. the u.s. commerce department says it has restricted the export of sensitive items to myanmar's security authorities. a seventh straight day of mass rallies against the coup saw protesters gath

the coup leader is armed forces commander min aung hlaing — the general accused of genocide by the unitedhe military, even testifying for them in the genocide tribunal in the hague, and so tarnishing her international reputation. today she is back in military custody, as she was for many years. the prime minister borisjohnson was one of many leaders around the world who condemned the coup. the military�*s supporters are jubilant and happy to show it. but their party won only 6% of the seats contested in the election. aung san suu kyi's party won 13 times as many. her supporters are staying low for now, but she has managed to put out a letter urging them to reject the coup. translation: the army assaulted i people as it carried out a coup i on the civilian government elected by our people. our country is just a bird learning to fly to fly, now the army has broken our wings. for now, the soldiers are in charge, as they have been for so much of myanmar�*s history. but where do they go from here? unpopular and illegitimate in the eyes of many burmese, they have given themselves a year in powe

the february 1 coup declared a state of emergency and installed army leader min aung hlaing for at leastmocratic leader aung sung suu kyi is now in house arrest and facing charges that could lead to years of imprisonment. and now the junta is beginning to use violence. in souther myanmar, police fired rubber bullets. in the north, soldiers fired to disperse the crowd. and this week for the first time since protests began, soldiers appeared on the streets, in armored vehicles. the military spokesman claims civil servants were being manipulated. >> ( translated ): we found out that the protesters are inciting the violence and illegally pressuring civil servants. the protesters have become violent rather than peaceful. but we've seen this resistance and crackdown before. 1988 uprisings against the government, were met with a brutal military crackdown that killed thousands of protestors. >> schifrin: in today's myanmar, even before the coup, the but today's myanmar is less isolated. and young people reluctant to give up democratic gains, are mbakncing pres. mucian protestors who played a wel

myanmar�*s military chief min aung hlaing led the coup. is him. the 64—year—old has led the armed forces since 2011 — publishing many of his activities on his facebook page. he'd been due to step down as commander in chief this year — before he reaches the age limit of 65. that seems unlikely now. these pictures were broadcast on local tv earlier — his first meeting with members of the military as interim leader. the miltiary chief has been criticised internationally over myanmar�*s military offensive against the rohingya muslims in 2017. he's facing sanctions in the us and a court case in the international court ofjustice over it. and here's amnesty international with its concern. this is a military with a long and storied history of human rights abuses and grave ones at that. so while we're hearing at the moment of the political arrests, there are also reports of activists going into hiding because they're being sought out for arrest. we've seen early reports that journalists have been potentially targeted by mobs. so, we're really, real

it was interesting that in the coup leader min aung hlaing's first speech to the people yesterday, last in tone. he actually didn't mention the protests. he actually promised that his regime would not be anything like the military regimes of the past. but that doesn't necessarily mean they won't use force. they're bound to at some point. they've only deployed the police so far and, despite the use of water cannon, we are seeing more water cannon deployed today in key areas in yangon as well. this is not the kind of hardline crackdown and dispersal of protests that we've seen in the past. that means that over the last four days, in particular, people have grown in confidence. and we're seeing these protests in the most remote parts of myanmar. we can't even keep count of the number of towns and cities where they're taking place. we won't even know until the end of the day. we're talking dozens and dozens of towns and cities where they might be small, they might be big. and so, there's a sense that this is now a nationwide movement, even though it doesn't have any kind of central leadersh

and the man controlling the military is commander—in—chief min aung hlaing. he's a fan of facebook.hough, facebook was accused of playing a determining role in grave crimes. in 2017, rohingya muslim villages were ransacked, people were murdered. hundreds of thousands fled into bangladesh. and the un says facebook�*s platform helped create this. we know that the ultranationalist buddhists have their own facebooks and really inciting a lot of violence and a lot of hatred against the rohingya or other ethnic minorities. and i'm afraid that facebook has now turned into a beast than what it was originally intended to be used. facebook was the main platform for sharing horrific content that incited violence against the rohingyas. mark zuckerberg was asked about this in 2018 and he said... it has done more to remove content, and now it's closed the military�*s pages after a coup. but this is the same military that attacked the rohingyas and which continued to use facebook. the point being, in myanmar, facebook dominates how information is shared and decides who gets to share it. that's a l

min aung hlaing, the new ruler, is already accused of genocide over atrocities against the ravages anded states so this is unlikely to have much impact. —— against the rohingya. it is worried about aung san suu kyi and to continue popularity. it kept her in prison for the best part of 20 years in the past. i don't think they will keep her detain along. they are saying eventually there will be an election but they want to fix the electoral systems of their own party doesn't do as badly as it did last year. own party doesn't do as badly as it did last year-— did last year. thank you for the u date, did last year. thank you for the update. thank _ did last year. thank you for the update, thank you. _ massive protests are expected in russia today, as one of president putin's fiercest critics appears in court. thousands of demonstrators have already been arrested. they're demanding the release of opposition leader alexei navalny, who's accused the russian security forces of trying to kill him. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford is in moscow for us now. thank you very much for being on the pr