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world2 months ago•6 min saved

Myanmar’s Shadow Government Fails to Reverse Junta’s Grip

Five years after the coup, Myanmar’s National Unity Government, a shadow, exile-based pro-democracy coalition, has largely failed to unite rebel groups, win broad international support, or overturn the junta’s staged elections. With criticized leadership, limited resources, and ongoing fighting in central Myanmar, the military has maintained control over roughly half the country while the shadow government struggles to effect practical change and avoid irrelevance.

via The New York Times|

#coup #democracy #junta

politics1 year ago•1 min saved

Ramaphosa Proposes Unity Government to Heal South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the African National Congress (ANC) will seek to form a government of national unity with various opposition parties to address key issues such as job creation, economic growth, and crime. This comes after the ANC failed to secure an outright majority in the recent general election, winning just over 40% of the vote. Ramaphosa emphasized the need for national dialogue to rebuild social cohesion and has already initiated talks with five opposition parties.

via The Guardian|

#anc #cyril-ramaphosa #elections

world2 years ago•2 min saved

"Myanmar's Controversial Military Draft Sparks Mass Exodus Fears"

Myanmar's military government has activated a conscription law to draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service, with call-ups beginning after the April festival. The move comes amid increasing pressure from armed pro-democracy resistance forces, leading to fear, anxiety, and defiance among young people and their parents. Some are considering fleeing the country or joining resistance groups, while the shadow National Unity Government declared the public is not required to comply with the conscription law, urging intensified participation in the revolution.

via PBS NewsHour|

#conscription-law #military-service #myanmar

world-politics2 years ago•14 min saved

Myanmar's Ongoing Struggle: Resisting the Junta's Grip

Since the military coup in Myanmar, nonviolent protests have escalated into an armed uprising, with ethnic armed organizations joining the fight for autonomy and a federal democracy. Al Jazeera spoke with four individuals involved in the armed resistance, each with different backgrounds but sharing a common goal. They are using noms de guerre to protect their families from military reprisals. The resistance forces are fighting to overturn Myanmar’s military-dominated political system and establish a federal democracy that grants the right to self-determination for ethnic minorities.

via Al Jazeera English|

#armed-resistance #ethnic-minorities #military-coup

conflict2 years ago•0 min saved

Myanmar Rebels Escalate Offensive, Seize Provincial Capital

Rebel forces in Myanmar have seized control of the town of Kawlin, the administrative capital of the Sagaing region, marking the first capture of an administrative capital by rebel forces since the military coup in February 2021. The National Unity Government, composed of members of the ousted civilian government, and the People's Defense Force, an alliance of ethnic rebel forces, have been engaged in a deadly conflict with the ruling military junta. Recent surprise attacks on junta targets along the Chinese border have further escalated tensions.

via Voice of America - VOA News|

#conflict #military-junta #myanmar

politics3 years ago•1 min saved

Myanmar junta leader vows to crush opposition and seeks foreign support for return to democracy.

Myanmar's military ruler, Min Aung Hlaing, has urged foreign powers to support his junta's planned return to democracy instead of siding with a resistance movement he called "terrorists" bent on destroying the country. The junta will hold an election in August that has already been widely dismissed as a sham. Many political parties have been decimated or refuse to take part in the election, with some siding with the shadow National Unity Government (NUG), which is seeking international support and backs militias behind guerrilla attacks on security forces.

via Reuters.com|

#democracy #military-rule #myanmar