Opponents of Myanmar’s Coup Have Adopted a Controversial New Tactic to Fight Back Online Slate 2 hrs ago © Provided by Slate Anti-coup protesters in Yangon, Myanmar, on April 3. Getty Images
In the wake of the Feb. 1 coup in Myanmar and the ensuing government crackdown on anti-coup protests, which has grown steadily more deadly, with more than 700 killed by the military so far, supporters of the protests around the world have taken to Facebook, using a new method that they call “social punishment” to fight back against the junta.
Social punishment is a form of protest that consists of essentially doxing family members of officers in the military (which is called the Tatmadaw in Myanmar). The revealed information often includes pictures of the person and details of their businesses and family connections.
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Following a night spent in his car after being locked out of his embassy in London, Myanmar’s ambassador has urged the British government to live up to its declarations on upholding universal democratic values and stand by him.
Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn requested the Foreign Office to act against the “coup in central London” just as it had condemned the one in Myanmar.
He asked that his deputy, who has taken over the building, should not be recognised as his replacement and be expelled instead, along with other supporters of the military junta which seized power.
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