Myanmar Making Noises for Democracy
Anti-coup protesters in Yangon on Saturday. / Hein Htet / The Irrawaddy
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By Mon Mon Myat 8 February 2021
I was woken early last Monday with a call from an international news agency covering the military coup in Myanmar.
This news shocked me because I had miscalculated the generals’ attitude. I had thought military chief Min Aung Hlaing would not take the chance while under the threat of serious human rights violations and crimes under international law and while the country struggles with COVID-19. I was wrong. Neither international pressure nor the pandemic was serious enough for Min Aung Hlaing.