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สมาชิกรัฐสภาอาเซียนประณามคำตัดสินของศาลซึ่งริบที่นั่งในรัฐสภาของผู้นำพรรคฝ่ายค้านไทย #ธนาธร
@Thanathorn_FWP
และเรียกร้องให้หยุดนำกฎหมายมาเป็นเครื่องมือกลั่นแกล้งสมาชิกพรรคฝ่ายค้านและนักปกป้องสิทธิมนุษยชนในประเทศไทย [แถลงข่าว EN/TH]
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Join our
#ASEANSummit
Twitter Campaign on Myanmar to tell
@ASEAN
leaders:
✅Recognize
@NUGMyanmar
as the legitimate democratic gov of Myanmar. [Click to tweet: ]
📢Tell Min Aung Hlaing to STOP violence and arrests! [Click to tweet: ]
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WATCH: "It is shameful that ASEAN has done nothing to stop the atrocities."
APHR Board Member
@sochua_mu
addresses a crowd of
#Myanmar
pro-democracy protesters in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 17.
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STATEMENT: Ahead of an expected visit to
#Myanmar
by
@ASEAN
representatives this week, APHR calls on the bloc to hold the Myanmar military accountable.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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"It's a reign of terror."
@hrw
#Myanmar
researcher
@mannymaung
speaks about the impacts of the military's
enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and torture on the people.
Part of our new podcast series, Myanmar: Anatomy of a Coup.
Listen here:
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Listen as
@JusticeMyanmar
talks to us about the Myanmar military's huge business interests in the country, and how these revenues help fund their operations.
Part of our new podcast series Myanmar: Anatomy of a Coup. Available here:
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"These are crimes against humanity & war crimes. So why is the world watching?"
@Hk88khMy
says it's time for int'l community to step up & help bring end to violence in
#Myanmar
.
From the final episode of our podcast series on
#MyanmarCoup
Listen here:
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Today, MPs from around the world have come together to form the International Parliamentarians Alliance for Myanmar (IPAM).
MPs will join forces to support MPs in Myanmar, promote democracy and human rights, and ensure accountability.
More here: 👇
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Press Release: Regional MPs urge end to judicial harassment of opposition politician
@Thanathorn_FWP
#Thailand
#FutureForward
ประเทศไทย: สมาชิกรัฐสภาอาเซียนเรียกร้องให้ทางการไทยหยุดคุกคามนักการเมืองฝ่ายค้าน #ธนาธร #อนาคตใหม่
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"People are being tortured."
@mannymaung
@hrw
#Myanmar
researcher talks to us about the "horrific" treatment of those being arrested.
From Episode 2 of our podcast series on
#MyanmarCoup
, looking at Tatmadaw's historic violence.
Listen here:
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358 civil society organizations are calling on members of the
#UN
General Assembly
#HearTheVoiceOfMyanmar
🇲🇲 Retain Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun’s accreditation as Permanent Representative of
#Myanmar
to the UN 🇺🇳
@KyawTun62907405
[Press Release]
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Thank you
@MissWHPT
and Chris Sidoti for addressing the second meeting of the International Parliamentarians Alliance for Myanmar (IPAM) last night, on the need for targeted sanctions to be placed against the
#Myanmar
military.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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"Hear the voice of the people of
#Myanmar
."
That's the message from
@DrSasa22222
to the international community, including governments, to recognise the
@NUGMyanmar
From Episode 3 of our podcast series, which profiles those resisting.
Listen here:
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STATEMENT: Regional parliamentarians appalled by
#Myanmar
violence, urge immediate action
#WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar
"We cannot allow another generation of Myanmar youths to lose their lives, and their hope for the future, to this military,”says
@mpklang
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"The only conclusion we can draw is that the
@aipasecretariat
President has steered the ASEAN Parliamentary family to an undemocratic and unrepresentative course."
@CrphMyanmar
issues strongly worded statement as AIPA invites junta reps to assembly this week.
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Governments could help build the legitimacy of
@NUGMyanmar
by holding a series of high-level engagements with them, says
@Jason_Tower79
from
@USIP
From the final episode of our podcast series on
#MyanmarCoup
Available here:
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Southeast Asian MPs urge international community to monitor potential dissolution of largest party in Thai parliament.
@MFPThailand
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We urge all Presidential candidates in the upcoming 2022 Philippine Elections to make the campaign pledge to unconditionally drop all trumped-up charges against
@SenLeiladeLima
and immediately release her from wrongful detention if elected.
#PledgeToFreeLeila
#FreeLeilaNow
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"We have watched as the junta has made a mockery of efforts by
#ASEAN
to resolve the crisis," said
@RapporteurUn
in comments to the
@UN_HRC
yesterday.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Read his full statement here:
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Chris Sidoti, former UN FFM member and co-founder of
@SpecialCouncil
talks about the need for international actors to cut
#Myanmar
military's access to funds.
Part of our new podcast series, Myanmar: Anatomy of a Coup.
Listen here:
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The Dissolution of the
@MFPThailand
is an Assault on Democracy, SEA MPs say
On 7th Aug, the Thai Constitutional Court ruled to dissolve the
@MFPThailand
and imposed an up-to 10 year political ban on its Exec.Members, including leader
@Pita_MFP
.
#StopJudicialHarassment
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STATEMENT: The recent executions of four political prisoners at the hands of the illegal military junta in
#Myanmar
is an act of judicial barbarism, APHR has denounced today.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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In an APHR-hosted press
@YangheeLeeSKKU
said humanitarian actors must not engage with military.
“The junta must not be considered a partner for the delivery of aid. They should be recognised as murderers who will be held to account for their crimes."
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UN Special Envoy for
#Myanmar
@SchranerBurgen1
has warned of “a full-scale civil war” without dialogue between military, democracy supporters, ethnic groups and other key parties.
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"Thailand should use its relationship with Myanmar generals to ensure they immediately stop the ongoing bloodshed, and help them realise that they are isolated at home and abroad," writes APHR's
@kasitpirom
writes in
@BangkokPostNews
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STATEMENT: Hundreds of global MPs call for immediate release of
#Myanmar
colleagues, democracy to be restored
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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"We very much support the Five-Point Consensus. It needs to be implemented. But the problem is that there is no accountability mechanism. Now it is time for
@ASEAN
to move forward," says
@ZinMarAungNUG
, Foreign Affairs Minister of the
@NUGMyanmar
#Myanmar
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STATEMENT: Parliamentarians call on ASEAN to take concrete steps on Myanmar at Summit, meet with NUG
"First and foremost, ASEAN must meet officially and publicly with representatives of the duly elected
@NUGMyanmar
," said APHR Chair
@mpklang
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"Inaction is not an option."
As global leaders meet for
#COP26Glasgow
hear from
#Thailand
MP
@Pita_MFP
about why a green recovery from
#COVID19
would help efforts to combat
#climatechange
& boost economy.
Read APHR's report “Building Back Better” here:
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"There is no doubt the
@NUGMyanmar
has the democratic legitimacy."
At last week's release of our new report, Parliamentarians at Risk,
#Myanmar
MP Myat Thida Htun called on international community to engage with the NUG.
Read our new report here:
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The assault on
#PressFreedom
in
#Myanmar
continues, with the arrest of two more journalists this week.
@RSF_en
Sith Aung Myint is a prominent political commentator, and Htet Htet Khin works for BBC Media Action.
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STATEMENT: Southeast Asian MPs demand ASEAN action in response to damning
@OHCHRAsia
report
#Myanmar
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Cambodian PM Hun Sen is willing to split
@ASEAN
like he did in 2012. This time over legitimizing accused war criminals
#Myanmar
junta. Is this the beginning of the end 4
@ASEAN
?
#ASEANStopHunSen
#WhatsHappeninginMyanmar
@jokowi
@menlu_ri
@saifuddinabd
@teddyboylocsin
@vivianbala
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We urge
@ASEAN
leaders to deny the head of the Myanmar military junta a seat at the table at the
#ASEANSummit
[Open Letter] signed by more than 50 CSOs including APHR
@PVamplify
@Altsean
@forum_asia
@CIVICUSalliance
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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STATEMENT: Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia urge the United States of America and
@ASEAN
to take the opportunity of their upcoming summit in Washington to increase their pressure on the
#Myanmar
military junta.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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“The Envoy must act promptly, and show skillful diplomacy to ensure he does not become a pawn in the junta’s game to pretend it is taking action, while maintaining its grip on power," said APHR's
@kasitpirom
@Diplomat_APAC
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Hun Sen
@PeacePalaceKH
is failing to respect ASEAN & the 5 Point Consensus
📢 Don’t let Hun Sen break ASEAN
#ASEANStopHunSen
#HunSenStayHome
@Asean
@AIPA
@jokowi
@Menlu_RI
@IsmailSabri60
@saifuddinabd
@teddyboylocsin
@vivianbala
@leehsienloong
@fmdonpram
@FMBuiThanhSon
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Open Letter from 64 MPs to Prime Minister
@ScottMorrisonMP
on the crisis in
#Myanmar
📢
#Australia
must urgently impose targeted sanctions on the Myanmar generals leading the junta and the economic entities they control.
Don't wait on action by
@ASEAN
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Day 2 of the Regional Conference on Climate Resilience of Southeast Asia continues with a Transitioning to Net Zero: Developing Regional Best Practices.
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"To stop this virus from spreading, we must ensure that everyone is protected from violence, persecution and serious human rights violations."
APHR member
@Pannika_FWP
says countries must protect refugees and migrants in their
#COVID19
response
#MPs4HumanRights
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On the anniversary of ASEAN's Five Point Consensus on
#Myanmar
, and in view of the military junta disregard for the agreement, APHR has issued an open letter urging ASEAN to escalate measures to put real pressure on the military
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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“The escalating violence in
#Myanmar
is an embarrassment and a testament to the repeated failures of the U.N. system that challenges the relevancy of the U.N. Security Council to maintain international peace and security,” said
@khinohmar
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"The humanitarian community prizes neutrality as one of its core principles; there is nothing neutral about engaging with the military junta"
Read
@Hk88khMy
from
@PVamplify
in
@newhumanitarian
#WhatshappeninginMyanmarr
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“Without the Internet, it’s extremely difficult to access accurate and timely information about the virus."
APHR member
@Kunthida_FWP
calls on Myanmar's government to lift the internet ban in Rakhine State to mitigate the risk of the spread of
#COVID19
#MPs4HumanRights
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1 yr since
#Myanmar
elections, we shd b celebrating a step in the transition to
#democracy
. Instead, we are mourning the loss and arbitrary detention of thousands of people, inc 90> elected union & state MPs by a military council
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Op-ed published as the US-ASEAN Summit is ongoing:
"A strong US-ASEAN partnership starts with
#Myanmar
."
Authored by Malaysian MP and APHR Chair
@mpklang
, and US Senator
@SenMarkey
, this piece is an example of the US-ASEAN cooperation it advocates for.
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With great power comes great responsibility.
@bongbongmarcos
@ernieabella
@IskoMoreno
@lenirobredo
@leodymanggagawa
@MannyPacquiao
@NBGonzalesph
@iampinglacson
, use that power for truth, justice, and human rights.
#PledgeToFreeLeila
now, if elected.
@SenLeiladeLima
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JOIN US: On Thursday 22 April APHR and
@Altsean
will host an online press conference, ahead of ASEAN Myanmar Summit. 1.30pm BKK time.
Panellists include Naw Susana Hla Hla Soe, from the
@NUGMyanmar
,
@mpklang
and
@DebbieStot
from
@Altsean
Register here:
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"It's important to collect the information while you can, because international justice often is a long process."
Nicholas Koumjian, head of UN's IIMM, speaks about its work collecting evidence of human rights violations by
#Myanmar
military
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In responding to an open letter from
@ASEANMP
, Malaysian Foreign Minister
@saifuddinabd
has revealed he has contacted the
@NUGMyanmar
, making Malaysia the first ASEAN country to acknowledge such an interaction
#Myanmar
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
#Malaysia
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"It is imperative for ASEAN and the US to come together on a course of action that will alleviate the suffering of
#Myanmar
’s people and restore their democracy," write our Chair
@mpklang
& US Senator
@SenMarkey
as the
#USASEANSummit
is held in Washington
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Today,
@CIJ_ICJ
will conduct the first hearings regarding South Africa's application against Israel for violating the Genocide Convention in Gaza. APHR applauds and stands in solidarity with South Africa's suit and calls on ASEAN states & the intl community to do the same.
REMINDER: the public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case
#SouthAfrica
v.
#Israel
will open tomorrow, Thursday 11 January 2024, at 10 a.m. (The Hague). Watch it live on
@UNWebTV
at
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"In an open letter ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, urged ASEAN not to invite the regime to its summit because of its “blatant disregard” for the five-point consensus."
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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403 Myanmar CSOs demand
@Total
and
@Chevron
to stop providing payments of hundreds of millions of dollars to the military junta.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
@PVamplify
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STATEMENT: APHR launches today the International Parliamentary Inquiry (IPI) into the global response to the coup in
#Myanmar
, with the aim of recommending courses of action to address the urgent needs in the country.
#MPs4Myanmar
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
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STATEMENT: APHR urges Special Envoy of
#ASEAN
Chair to
#Myanmar
, Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, to meet representatives of the
@NUGMyanmar
, after his recent trip to the country.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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APHR said "ASEAN must discontinue inviting any other junta representatives to all ASEAN official meetings until there is an end to violence, all political prisoners are freed & the will of the people for democracy has been heard".
@DeutscheWelle
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ICYMI - "Mr Hun Sen, you are not welcome.
#Myanmar
people do not welcome you to enter their country and shake hands with the murderer of their people" Khin Ohmar
@pvamplify
's message to
@PeacePalaceKH
FYI
@ASEAN
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Authorities in Thailand have continued their trend of using judicial harassment against opposition MPs, in particular progressive parties that have proven a threat to the entrenched political establishment at elections.
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OP-ED by APHR Board Member and former Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kasit Piromya, published today in
@Diplomat_APAC
: "ASEAN Can No Longer Remain Neutral on Myanmar"
#Myanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Malaysia Foreign Minister
@saifuddinabd
meets
@NUGMyanmar
's counterpart
@ZinMarAungNUG
in Washington. Other ASEAN members should follow his example.
#Myanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Malaysia
#ASEAN
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Malaysia will propose that
@ASEAN
establish an informal relationship with
@NUGMyanmar
, the country’s Foreign Minister Dato Sri
@saifuddinabd
said on Saturday.
#Malaysia
#Myanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#ASEAN
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"For the sake of
#Myanmar
today and for that of future generations, we implore the ICC to live up to the promise of its founding document and take robust action against Min Aung Hlaing now."
@MyanmarAProject
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“Allowing [the
#Myanmar
junta] to sit at the UN would not only undermine any chance of seeing peace and democracy again in Myanmar, but would undermine the credibility of all UN efforts across the globe," said APHR's
@kasitpirom
@AJEnglish
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"Thailand is facing another type of coup d’etat at the moment where the winning political party could be disbanded. It's like a coup in the modern day where you don’t need tanks and guns, you need the laws in your hands and you could interpret it any way you like."
@Kunthida_FWP
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"We are ready to work with ASEAN & the international community to ensure regional stability."
The
@NUGMyanmar
new Ambassador to ASEAN U Bo Hla Tint also spoke this morning, on the NUG's willingness to engage with ASEAN and other actors to resolve
#Myanmar
crisis.
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APHR Chair
@mpklang
: "The comments by the
#Myanmar
military junta are particularly outrageous and only show the nervousness of the self-styled State Administration Council (SAC) in the face of increasing international isolation."
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Hun Sen's visit to the junta in
#Myanmar
threatens
@ASEAN
credibility and its future. Is it time for
@ASEAN
to split? What have
#Myanmar
and
#Cambodia
done for their people?
#ASEANStopHunSen
#HunSenStayHome
@pvamplify
@thinzarshunleiyi
@peoplessoldiers
@Altsean
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Myanmar's military conducted air strikes on Sunday targeting ethnic rebels in Karen state near the Thai border
#Myanmar
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
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#Myanmar
CSOs reject ASEAN's appointment as special envoy.
@PVamplify
"... will only further embolden the junta, providing the murderous criminals with the political leverage they seek, while continuing to commit grave crimes."
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"We would like to request the Australian government and the Future Fund to stop this support — they are helping the military to survive while they commit these violent acts [towards] their own citizens."
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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NO MORE SILENCE
Youths inside
#Myanmar
are calling for international support to raise their voices against
#Myanmarcoup
, especially amid today’s internet shut down.
Please share the hashtag
#FightForDemocracy
and help them have their voices heard.
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“หากปราศจากอินเทอร์เน็ต มันก็ยากยิ่งที่จะเข้าถึงข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับไวรัสที่ทันเหตุการณ์และถูกต้องแม่นยำ”
สมาชิก APHR
@Kunthida_FWP
เรียกร้องให้รัฐบาลเมียนมาร์ยกเลิกการแบนอินเทอร์เน็ตในรัฐยะไข่ เพื่อลดความเสี่ยงการแพร่เชื้อของ
#COVID19
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"Myanmar's socio-political landscape has changed dramatically. If ASEAN does not recognise this, it will not only set its summit up for failure, it will also have to share responsibility for the regional effects of the coup's aftermath."
@lvandenassum
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"Any incentive for the
#Myanmar
junta to accommodate the five-point consensus, so carefully negotiated by the bloc, risks being unilaterally dismantled by Hun Sen."
@mpklang
@ASEANMP
📣
#HunSenStayHome
#ASEANStopHunSen
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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“It makes no sense that
#Cambodia
PM Hun Sen plans to visit
#Myanmar
, thereby legitimizing the junta, before progress has been made on the 5Point Consensus. This was the reason
@ASEAN
excluded junta leader Min Aung Hlaing from its Summit in October.”
@kasitpirom
#ASEANStopHunSen
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Op-ed coauthored by
@HeidiHautala
, Vice-President of EU Parliament; US Congresswoman
@Ilhan
; and
@mpklang
, MP from Malaysia and APHR Chair: "The international community must get real about Myanmar"
#Myanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#MPs4Myanmar
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The
#Myanmar
junta once again attacks Malaysian Foreign Minister
@saifuddinabd
principled stance of engaging the
@NUGMyanmar
, which represents the democratically elected government of the country and receives support from the majority of its citizenry.
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STATEMENT: Southeast Asian MPs urge the Thai government to stop engaging with the
#Myanmar
junta, as it continues committing all sorts of atrocities against its own population in order to cement its power after the failed coup d’état in February 2021. 🧵
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#Thailand
authorities must protect fundamental freedoms in today's protests.
#whatshappeninginthailand
"Thai youth in particular are hungry for change, and the authorities’ threats will merely strengthen their determination," said APHR chair
@mpklang
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Myanmar’s
@NUGMyanmar
on Monday met for the first time with leaders from the Arakan Army (AA), prompting speculation over an alliance that could give the opposition the upper hand over an overextended military.
#Myanmar
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
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"Women have been taken hostage, tortured, and killed in the targeted offensives. It’s become painfully clear that women and young girls are not safe in the custody of the junta’s military forces."
@maggiquadrini
@Diplomat_APAC
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Hun Sen should cooperate with regional neighbors, support the 5 point consensus on
#Myanmar
➡️ Let
@ASEAN
know
#ASEANStopHunSen
#StayHomeHunSen
@AusAmbASEAN
@DiedrahKelly
@China2ASEAN
@EUinASEAN
@moteging
@NZinASEAN
@ROKASEAN1989
@ASEANRussia
@JonLambe
@USMission2ASEAN
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