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The Myanmar coup: Everything you need to know (UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews)

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. He discusses the background behind the military coup against State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi, the political history of modern Myanmar, how the status quo before the coup was not democratic … Read More >The Myanmar coup: Everything you need to know (UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews)

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Myanmar riot police fire at crowd to disperse protesters, as military tries to reimpose rule after coup (VIDEO)

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Witnesses have reported Myanmar riot police firing guns and stun grenades at protesters, dispersing crowds and setting up road blocks as the military tries to secure control after a coup removed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. … Read More >Myanmar riot police fire at crowd to disperse protesters, as military tries to reimpose rule after coup (VIDEO)

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Facebook scrubs Myanmar military page for ‘incitement of violence’ after security forces kill 2 anti-coup protesters

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Facebook has removed the main page of the Myanmar military after two people were gunned down while protesting against a coup that toppled the government earlier this month. … Read More >Facebook scrubs Myanmar military page for ‘incitement of violence’ after security forces kill 2 anti-coup protesters

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Gaddafi-Era Official Says 2011 Coup in Libya Plotted by West to Seize Resources

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The intervention of a NATO-led coalition and demonstrations across Libya in 2011 was prepared by Western nations in a bid to take control of the country’s resources, Moussa Ibrahim, a former government spokesman of the Muammar Gaddafi era, said in an interview with Sputnik. … Read More >Gaddafi-Era Official Says 2011 Coup in Libya Plotted by West to Seize Resources

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US cancels $42 million in Myanmar aid over military coup… then redirects it to nation’s ‘civil society’

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The US has slapped a raft of sanctions on Myanmar’s top military to block their access to more than a billion dollars in government funds being held in America, and will redirect millions in US aid to “strengthen civil society.” … Read More >US cancels $42 million in Myanmar aid over military coup… then redirects it to nation’s ‘civil society’

Categories Latin America

Coup attempt foiled in Haiti, president says, amid term dispute between him and opposition

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Haitian law enforcement have arrested 23 people, including a Supreme Court judge and a high-ranking police officer in the wake of what the nation’s president, Jovenel Moise, called a coup and assassination attempt. … Read More >Coup attempt foiled in Haiti, president says, amid term dispute between him and opposition

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Turkey scolded as ‘irresponsible NATO ally’ after interior minister blames US for 2016 coup attempt

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Turkey’s interior minister has accused the United States of orchestrating a coup attempt that rocked the country in 2016, prompting a denial from Washington, which blasted the claim as unbefitting of a NATO partner. … Read More >Turkey scolded as ‘irresponsible NATO ally’ after interior minister blames US for 2016 coup attempt