Tens of thousands of people have protested across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a wave of nationwide demonstrations.
US Leads World Condemnation Of Myanmar s Military Coup By AFP News
on February 02 2021 7:12 AM
The United States on Monday led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar s democracy after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians.
US President Joe Biden urged the international community to come together in one voice to press the Burmese military to immediately relinquish the power they have seized . The United States removed sanctions on Burma over the past decade based on progress toward democracy, Biden said in a statement, using Myanmar s former name.
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Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 5,000 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring group, and some were beaten.
By JIM HEINTZ and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
A policeman detains a man while protesters try to help him, during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up the wave of nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. Hundreds have been detained by police. (AP Photo/Valentin Egorshin)
February 2, 2021
YANGON (AFP) – The United States (US) led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar’s democracy yesterday after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians.
The US “will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed”, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.
She added that the US opposes any attempt to alter the outcome of the November elections, which handed Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) an overwhelming landslide, but sparked allegations of vote irregularities by the routed military-backed party.