Burma: expected tour of the UN envoy, the milestone of 600 dead crossed
Burmese anti-coup protesters in the Hlaing district of Rangoon, April 9, 2021. AP
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The repression of the military junta in Burma claimed new victims this Friday, April 9, at least 4 dead and dozens injured in Bago, a town northeast of Yangon.
The milestone of 600 deaths has been crossed since the coup d'état of February 1: at least 614 people killed according to the AAPP, the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners which fears a heavier toll.
On the diplomatic front, as part of an Asian tour, the UN envoy for Burma is expected in Thailand in the coming days to try to find a way out of the crisis.
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Christine Schraner Burgener has been calling for a meeting with the generals for more than two months, without success.
With the support of the United Nations Security Council, she also wishes to meet with detained civilian leaders, including President Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi.
"
She is obviously ready to resume dialogue with the military to help Burma return to the democratic path, to peace and stability,
" UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Thursday.
While waiting for the green light from the junta, the UN envoy will soon begin an Asian tour with a first stop in Bangkok.
She is due to meet the Thai authorities, UN officials from the region and finally ambassadors accredited to Burma.
His tour should then take him to China and ASEAN member countries.
An informal meeting of the Security Council is also scheduled for Friday at the initiative of the United Kingdom to hear in particular Zin Mar Aung, an elected member of the Burmese Parliament who will speak on behalf of the resistance group called CRPH.
This group made up of deposed parliamentarians from the NLD, Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, claims to have gathered some 270,000 pieces of evidence of human rights violations by the junta.
Dead on the barricades
During this time, the soldiers tighten a little more their noose around the means of communication and information.
After the Internet network cuts, the junta began to confiscate satellite antennas, particularly in the Irrawady Delta, south-west of Yangon.
Above all, the blood flowed again on Friday morning.
Relief said at least four people were killed when security forces destroyed barricades of protesters in the town of Bago, about 65 km northeast of Yangon.
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US sanctions on precious stones
This fierce repression continues to stir up a stir within the
international community
.
Latest incident to date: the Burmese ambassador in London, favorable to Aung San Suu Kyi, was ousted from his post, prompting the condemnation of London on Thursday, which however had no choice but to accept the decision of the junta.
The United Kingdom said on Friday that it would offer its protection to the ousted ambassador.
“
I salute his courage and his patriotism.
We will support him to ensure his security in the United Kingdom,
”tweeted Foreign Secretary Nigel Adams after a meeting Thursday with Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn.
For its part, the United States announced on Thursday sanctions against a Burmese state-owned company producing precious stones, saying it wanted to deprive the junta of this windfall.
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