Phil Robertson
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Human rights & labor activist, working mostly in SE Asia. FCCT Board member. Boston sports fan, rock & roll lover, fisherman. SAIS. Cape Cod. Thai/Lao speaker
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Video from
@rahaf84427714
just sent from her hotel room at the
#Bangkok
airport. She has barricaded herself in the room & says she will not leave until she is able to see
#UNHCR
. Why is
#Thailand
not letting
@Refugees
see her for refugee status determination?
@hrw
#SaveRahaf
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"Every day the military junta unleashes more brutality on peaceful protesters...While the future of
#Myanmar
will be determined by its people, the international community must act urgently & decisively to support them" says
@RapporteurUn
#SaveMyanmar
@hrw
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“This is the darkest moment of the nation and the moment that the dawn is close” says Mahn Win Khaing Than, the acting democratic leader in
#Myanmar
. The struggle for human rights & restoration of democracy continues!
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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@rahaf84427714
Really such wonderful news Rahaf! If your father causes any problems, call me right away. We will keep pushing until you are safe in a 3rd country!
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“The shameful, cowardly, brutal actions of the military and police – who have been filmed shooting at protesters as they flee, and who have not even spared young children – must be halted immediately" says top UN officials.
@OHCHRAsia
#SaveMyanmar
#Myanmar
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Why is it when UN Special Envoy
@SchranerBurgen1
arrives in
#Bangkok
after having 2
#Covid19
vaccine shots, she is put in 7 day quarantine, but when
#Myanmar
military junta rep Wunna Maung Lwin visited, he met
@prayutofficial
&
@MFAThai
FM Don on same day?
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The people of
#Burma
should know that when it comes to UN Security Council inaction on
#Myanmar
's military coup -- these are the villains stopping any action. Russia, China, India, & Vietnam.
@mfa_russia
@MFA_China
@PMOIndia
@MOFAVietNam
#SaveMyanmar
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#Myanmar
internet shutdowns violate rights! "Under international human rights standards, internet-based restrictions must be according to law, necessary & proportionate. Blanket internet shutdowns are form of collective punishment"
@rich_weir
#SaveMyanmar
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#Kuwait
Air flight KU412 has now departed
#Bangkok
without
#Rahaf
on board, so this is an important victory for her, & a real tribute to her courage. She is demanding
#UNHCR
be allowed to see her, but so far
#Thailand
is not agreeing to that.
#SaveRahaf
@Refugees
@UNHCRThailand
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Breaking news!
@USTreasury
sanctions
#Burma
junta's two main military conglomerates,
#Myanmar
Economic Holdings Ltd & Myanmar Economic Corp. No US business with them, no bank can use US dollars with MEHL or MEC. Targeted sanctions that mean something!
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Human rights NGOs from
#Thailand
mobilizing to show solidarity & demand justice for the Burmese people demanding
#Myanmar
military stop abusing rights, restore democracy!
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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@realDonaldTrump
@PhilipRucker
@AshleyRParker
Donald, I’m a proud subscriber to the
@washingtonpost
and the Founding Fathers ensured freedom of the press was protected in the Constitution to deal with nasty situations like your failing, rights abusing “leadership.” Those 2 reporters have every right to enter the
@WhiteHouse
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Thai lawyers file injunction just over an hour ago with
#Bangkok
criminal court to prevent the deportation of
#Rahaf
to
#Kuwait
. Court should consider quickly because time is short & she faces dire peril if sent back from
#Thailand
. Will Thailand respect rule of law?
#SaveRahaf
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Whoops! Guess
@ASEAN
could not reach consensus on one of the most basic points - which is the release of political prisoners held by
#Myanmar
junta! Hmm. So then who are the representatives of the Burmese people that
#ASEAN
is going to dialogue & negotiate with?
#SaveMyanmar
@hrw
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#Singapore
based rights activists demand
@NUGMyanmar
be permitted to attend
@ASEAN
meeting on
#Myanmar
scheduled for Apr 24 in
#Jakarta
. ASEAN people's solidarity for rights & democracy in
#Burma
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
@AseanPF
@MOFAMyanmar
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18 year old Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun is being held at
#Bangkok
airport, her passport confiscated by
#SaudiArabia
which prevented her from continuing to
#Australia
. She wants to seek asylum, fears she will be killed if forced back to
#Riyadh
. Needs access to
#UNHCR
!
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“
#Myanmar
security forces have continually flouted any respect for human rights but they should know that they will be held accountable for disappearances of these individuals & for the safe return of everyone forcibly disappeared” says
@hrw
#SaveMyanmar
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Thank you to the
#German
Embassy & government for standing up to
#SaveRahaf
and demanding that
#Thailand
not send her back to her family in
#SaudiArabia
.
Wir teilen die große Sorge um Rahaf Mohammed und stehen dazu in Verbindung mit der thailaendischen Seite und den Botschaften der Laender, an die sie sich gewandt hatte.
#RahafMohamed
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Now
#Myanmar
military junta evidently wants to re-start using the death penalty after a moratorium that has lasted for years. How much further can the
#Tatmdaw
drag the situation in
#Burma
back into darkness?
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Brilliant, right on target cartoon by
#Bangkok
based artist Stephff on
@ASEAN
's unacceptable invitation to
#Myanmar
military junta commander Min Aung Hlaing, correctly depicted as butcher with blood of the people on his hands.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#ASEAN
#ASEANRespectOurVotes
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“The U.N. Security Council’s failure to even discuss an arms embargo against the junta is an appalling abdication of its responsibilities toward the people of
#Myanmar
” says
@hrw
.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#SaveMyanmar
#UNSecurityCouncil
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“
@asean
should make clear it stands with
#Myanmar
’s democratically elected government & demand accountability from Min Aung Hlaing & other junta leaders responsible for deaths of hundreds protesting for democracy" says
@hrw
!
#SaveMyanmar
@UNinMyanmar
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#Myanmar
junta is blind to everything but their constant repression of the
@cvdom2021
. Continued military violence, rights abuses, & arrests are outrageous & unacceptable, must stop! Cartoon from
#ASEAN
human rights cartoonists exhibition at
#SaveMyanmar
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"What’s happening now in
#Myanmar
is a tug of war between the people, who are seeking to make the country ungovernable by using mass strike tactics, versus the military which is arresting or shooting down anyone who opposes them...” says
@hrw
#SaveMyanmar
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Outrageous & unacceptable! Now there are 2
#NLD
officials taken away at night by
#Tatmadaw
&
#Myanmar
police, & by morning they are dead from injuries suffered in custody. Impartial investigation needed! RIP Khin Maung Latt and Zaw Myat Linn.
#SaveMyanmar
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Released Japanese journalist Yuki Kitazumi says that while he was in jail,
#Burmese
prisoners were tortured in custody & told him their experiences. He vows to continuing reporting on
#Myanmar
from
#Japan
.
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Burma
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#Burmese
cartoonists doing great job in the midst of savage human rights repression by
#Myanmar
junta, using humor & free expression to show the people will not be silenced. This is part of
#ASEAN
Human Rights exhibition that can be viewed at
#SaveMyanmar
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Tragic... Armed Forces Day in
#Myanmar
: "This is a day of suffering & mourning for the
#Burmese
people, who have paid for the
#Tatmadaw
’s arrogance and greed with their lives, time and time again” says
@hrw
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#SaveBurma
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Protesters psychological warfare against murderous
#Myanmar
military & police - make them walk under a panty line.
#Tatmadaw
& friends not so tough after all, LOL. Creativity continues to be the protesters' strength.
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Best cartoon I've seen recently to represent the
#Myanmar
military's track record on human rights, including persecution of ethnic minorities across the country, targeting of civilians, violations of civil & political liberties, and now, this - a military coup!
#SaveMyanmar
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“The
#Myanmar
junta’s increasingly desperate efforts to block those inside the country from accessing independent news & information won’t hide the truth about its ongoing violations of rights” says
@hrw
on junta's satellite ban.
#SaveMyanmar
#keepiton
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#Myanmar
military junta goes after
@aapp_burma
.
@hrw
responds that
#Tatmadaw
"are trying to silence a very important organization that is doing a very difficult job. It is an attempt to keep the outside world from hearing what is happening in
#Burma
.”
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“
#Thailand
should absolutely not send these DVB journalists and activists back into harm’s way in
#Myanmar
because they will face certain arrest and persecution by the State Administration Council junta” says
@hrw
today about arrested
@dvbburmese
reporters
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Southeast Asia People's Summit on
#Myanmar
happening on line on April 22! Hear from
#Burmese
and int'l NGOs, representative of
@NUGMyanmar
, the former President of East Timor, & former chair UN Fact Finding Mission on
#Burma
. The real voices of the people of
#ASEAN
!
#SaveMyanmar
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Shockingly true!
#Myanmar
Tatmadaw tries to shut out world & social media thru internet restrictions, so no one sees them brutalize
@cvdom2021
protesters demanding reversal of military coup & end to human rights abuses. Great cartoon by Stephff, courtesy of
@FCCThai
#keepiton
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#Myanmar
's imposition of martial law creates possibility of death penalty for protesters, journalists after unfair military court trials that blatantly violate fair trial standards. Great piece by
@hrw
's
@LLakhdhir
.
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
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Preview of European Union decision on
#Myanmar
to be taken on Monday (22 Feb) leaked to European Observer. Look like significant number of
#Tatmadaw
military coup leaders will be sanctioned as first step. That's a good start, but more needed!
#SaveMyanmar
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Long interview with
@RapporteurUn
for human rights in
#Myanmar
, Tom Andrews. "The tactics the junta is deploying have become increasingly brutal & ruthless. Despite their efforts to block it, the truth is getting out, & it’s a gruesome truth"
#SaveMyanmar
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"This is a day of suffering and mourning for the
#Burmese
people, who have paid for the
#Tatmadaw
’s arrogance and greed with their lives, time and time again” says
@hrw
about
#Myanmar
military's killing of protesters.
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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#Myanmar
gov't facial recognition surveillance project under so-called "Smart Cities" program gives military junta more tools to abuse human rights. Tech being provided by
@Huawei
. Project should be suspended immediately, says
@hrw
today.
#SaveMyanmar
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#Myanmar
martial law means any protesters or activists brought before military courts have NO right to appeal sentences given, such as hard labor in prison for unlimited years. Junta's system in
#Burma
designed to deny justice, not ensure it
#SaveMyanmar
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Outrageous & unacceptable actions by
#Myanmar
military junta to shut down the mobile internet.
#KeepItOn
#SaveMyanmar
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.
@ASEAN
's total failure to do ANYTHING productive about the situation in
#Myanmar
almost 6 months after the coup is a scathing indictment of
@Asean2021_BN
's totally failed leadership. Time for
@eu_eeas
&
@StateDept
to recognize
#ASEAN
is a dead end, & move forward on their own!
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Outrageous & unacceptable targeting of medical personnel by
#Myanmar
military & police must stop!
#SaveMyammar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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#Myanmar
military junta should immediately & unconditionally release
#Japanese
journalist Yuki Kitazumi, & all other journalists detained for simply doing their job to report on
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
. Journalism is NOT a crime!
@JPN_PMO
@MofaJapan_en
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#Myanmar
@cvdom2021
vs.
#Tatmadaw
, as seen in the
#ASEAN
Human Rights cartoonists exhibition that went live today at !
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#SaveMyanmar
#WorldPressFreedomDay
#WPFD2021
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Burmese people can see who supports the
#Myanmar
military coup, and who the
#Tatmadaw
generals' friends are. Shame on
#Beijing
&
#Moscow
!
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
@ipacglobal
@MFA_China
@mfa_russia
@KremlinRussia_E
China and Russia show their true colors:
1. China says "the international community should respect Myanmar’s sovereignty."
2. Russia says "nations should not intervene in the 'exclusively internal process.'”
In other words, do nothing, accept the coup.
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“By inviting coup-leader Min Aung Hlaing and ignoring Myanmar’s elected civilian leaders,
#ASEAN
lends legitimacy to an illegal & brutal military regime” says
@FortifyRights
today about
#Myanmar
.
#SaveMyanmar
@asean
@UNinMyanmar
@pomyanmar
@ismailwolff
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Outrageous & unacceptable actions by
#Myanmar
security forces, attacking peaceful protesters in
#Yangon
!
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeninginMyanmar
#MilkTeaAlliance
#Burma
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New Zealand leads the way, refusing to recognize
#Myanmar
's military junta, cutting aid to gov't projects, imposing travel ban on
#Tatmadaw
leaders! Kudos to
@jacindaardern
&
@MFATNZ
for taking this principled stance!
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Large group of protesters outside
#Indonesia
Embassy in
#Bangkok
, unhappy that
@Menlu_RI
is here, negotiating with
#Myanmar
junta's minister from
@MOFAMyanmar
. Indonesia &
@MFAThai
should not compromise Burmese people's democracy & rights to
#Tatmadaw
coup makers!
#SaveMyanmar
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"
#Burma
's Bloody Sunday" is what
@aapp_burma
called it, w/more than 1000 detained, & approximately 20 killed, more than 200 wounded says
#AAPP
. Outrageous & unacceptable actions by
#Myanmar
junta!
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
#SaveBurma
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Excellent idea by lawmakers past & present from several of
#Myanmar
's neighbors! Suspend
#Burma
from
@ASEAN
unless they stop abusing rights & restore democratic rule & free all political prisoners immediately
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
@ASEANMP
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A perfect explanation.
#ASEAN
Playing harp beside a buffalo
#MinAungHlaing
.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
@ASEAN
@jokowi
@Menlu_RI
@MuhyiddinYassin
@HishammuddinH2O
@teddyboylocsin
@leehsienloong
@VivianBala
@MFAThai
@FMBuiThanhSon
@Asean2021_BN
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More creative protests in
#Yangon
as
@cvdom2021
protesters throw red paint on the roads to symbolize the blood of those killed by
#Myanmar
military junta.
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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This is how the
#Myanmar
military junta treats medical workers on streets of
#Yangon
. What does
@WHO
,
@UNinMyanmar
, &
@ochamyanmar
have to say about this? How can such outrageous acts be met with silence? And where are targeted sanctions needed from
@eu_eeas
&
@dfat
?
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What does
@UNESCO
@unescobangkok
have to say about this? Will protesters being shot at World Heritage site finally prompt them to find their voice? This, & arrest of journalists is what
#UNESCO
should be publicly speaking up about!
#SaveMyanmar
#Bagan
#BaganMyanmar
#bagan_unesco
Five people were injured and one arrested in Bagan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as security forces fired live ammunition at anti-coup protesters on Sunday morning.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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The world is watching! Speaking with DW television of Germany about
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
, with junta using war weapons vs protesters, expectations towards int'l community by
#Burmese
people, & the failures of frontline states &
@ASEAN
. via
@YouTube
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“Min Aung Hlaing, who faces international sanctions for his role in military atrocities & brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, should not be welcomed at an intergovernmental gathering to address a crisis he created,” says
@hrw
#SaveMyanmar
#Burma
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The cat is out of the bag on
@ASEAN
's efforts to severely weaken UN General Assembly resolution on
#Myanmar
. Once again
@Asean2021_BN
reveals that all it is doing is making excuses for
#Burma
's junta as savage violence against the Burmese people continues.
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The world is watching! Speaking to
#France
's
@FRANCE24
News about the ongoing protests in
#Myanmar
, demands for accountability & the need for int'l community to impose global arms embargo & targeted economic sanctions
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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This is a truly brilliant political cartoon, part of the month-long
#ASEAN
Human Rights exhibition of cartoonists launched today in an online event. Basically death snooker by the
#Indonesia
gov't, attacking rights freedom of expression advocates & media on
#WorldPressFreedomDay
.
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Now we will see if
#Myanmar
junta's pledge to
@ASEAN
to have "immediate cessation of violence" is worth anything at all. Peaceful expression & protest are NOT crimes, &
#Tatmadaw
/police should not use violence against demonstrators in
#Burma
.
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Speaking about
#Australia
's programs with the
#Tatmadaw
, I called it a “total abandonment of human rights” and “literally whistling past the graveyard.” I was correct, & now
#Canberra
should act to terminate these
#Myanmar
programs, not just suspend them!
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Fully support the call of Tom Andrews, the Special Rapporteur for human rights in
#Myanmar
, for immediate global arms embargo on the
#Tatmadaw
& police. Time to tell UN Security Council that no more excuses are acceptable, time to act now!
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
It's past time to stop the flow of weapons & dual-use technology to Myanmar. The UNSC is not prepared to impose an arms embargo but states can. I'm updating my list of those who have & issuing a call for more to join. Because it's a matter of life & death.
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#Myanmar
's military junta must immediately & unconditionally free
@FrontierMM
Managing Editor Danny Fenster! Journalism is not a crime. Fenster & all imprisoned journalists in
#Burma
must be freed.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#mediafreedom
#PressFreedom
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RIP Daw Tin Nwe Yi.
#SaveMyanmar
Teachers attend prayers for their former colleague Daw Tin Nwe Yi who was killed during a crackdown on anti-coup protesters, in
#Yangon
.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Mar1Coup
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New UK sanctions are hitting
#Myanmar
military coup leader Min Aung Hlaing & 5 other
#Tatmadaw
leaders who are part of the SAC junta. But
@FCDOGovUK
&
@DominicRaab
need to go farther, & sanction military owned & operated companies in
#Burma
.
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I just urged President Biden to stop oil companies bankrolling the
#Myanmar
military.
@Chevron
@Total
#POSCO_OUT
#CivilDisobedienceMovement
#NoBusinessWithGenocide
#StandWithMyanmar
@genocideno
@rohingya_icr
Join me & sign below!
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My statement for
@hrw
on situation in Mindat:
“The
#Myanmar
military’s assault on
#Mindat
continues the
#Tatmadaw
’s long record of wantonly disregarding human rights and failing to protect civilians in its operations.../1
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#SaveMindat
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The view from the ground in
#Myanmar
. World community passes the ball back & forth while behind the screen,
#Tatmadaw
abuse & kill people for simply exercising their rights to protest & demand restoration of gov't they voted for in Nov 2020
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeninginMyanmar
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Looking forward to speaking at
@Anfrel
's webinar about
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
-- on 24 March at 5 pm in
#Bangkok
. Event will be livestreamed on
@Facebook
, free to join online too.
@PVamplify
#SaveMyanmar
@UNinMyanmar
#Myanmar
#Burma
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Time for real action by
@Asean2021_BN
@ASEAN
, not more of just twiddling thumbs and hoping things will work out for the best.
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeninginMyanmar
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Speaking now at the
@FCCThai
on the situation in
#Myanmar
. Come by if you're in
#Bangkok
, or watch on
@Facebook
live stream!
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#SaveBurma
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#Myanmar
: Chevron, Total suspend some payments to SAC junta, but need to do much more. Time for action to cut off cash flows to
#Tatmadaw
!
#SaveMyanmar
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
@hrw
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New
#Malaysia
gov't of PM
@MuhyiddinYassin
shows its true colors by letting key
#1MDB
player & corrupt
@NajibRazak
's stepson Riza Aziz get away with it. What's offered to be paid back not even half of what he stole, & he was key Jho Low enabler. Shame!
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