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Is Asean Pointless Handling The Situation In Myanmar?

Thomas Daniel, Senior Fellow, ISIS Malaysia

29-Jul-22 07:30

Is Asean Pointless Handling The Situation In Myanmar?

Myanmar's military government which overthrew the elected civilian government in a coup d'état on Feb 1, 2021, remains in power today and is doing all it can to quash opposition. This includes executing 4 democracy activists recently. What does Asean have to say about all this clear violations of human rights? Thomas Daniel, a Senior Fellow at ISIS Malaysia talks to us about the intricacies of navigating regional democracy.

 

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Keith Kam, Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  international,  government,  politics

Tags:  myanmar junta,  myanmar military coup,  democracy,  human rights, 


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