In support Ofjailed 0pposition Leader, alexei navalny. The Eu Commission president tells Pharmaceutical Companies that problems with the supply of Coronavirus Vaccines must be addressed. Military leaders in myanmar have staged a coup and declared a State Of Emergency for at least a year. Hours earlier, they detained the countrys de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and several of her fellow leaders in the National League for democracy. The military says its in response to alleged Election Fraud in novembers General Election which saw Aung Sang Suu Kyi returned to power by a huge majority. 0ur South East AsiaCorrespondentjonathan Head has the latest on the military� s announcement. Well, they have simply announced that this is indeed a coup, they didnt call it that, but that they have seized alljudicial and legislative power, meaning parliament will not convene. The first Vice President who is a military appointee, under a constitution which does give the military still very significant powers, will now take over from the president who is being held by the military in naypyitaw, in the capital with Aung San Sui Kyi. The president is strong ally of hers, remember she is barred by this constitution of being president herself but in effect rules the country because her party has won a second election victory last november and the president is her ally. They are now out of power. This is, in effect, a violation of a constitution that the military not only wrote but promised only on saturday that it would abide by. We are not sure what justifications the military may give for this extraordinary move. As things stand, they have detained other key civilian officials all over the country. They have seized power. Communications are being cut in many areas. This is a military takeover, but it is, i have to say, an astonishing move by a military which managed a Democratic Transition in which it kept many of those levers of power. It was upset about the election victory, its own party did very badly. It alleged irregularities, those were rejected by the Election Commission but it is going to be very difficult to justify, it puts myanmar on an extremely perilous course of action. Remember, Aung San Sui Kyi remains enormously popular. She has, herself, gone out of her way to defend the military against International Criticism over the treatment of the rohingyas and this move by the military is going to shock all of those who came out in large numbers during a covid pandemic to vote or Aung San Sui Kyi last november. Can we clear someone up straight away . The justification given so far by the military for detaining Aung San Sui Kyi and others is, irregularities with the election . Is there any justification for those claims of fraud in the elections . There were problems with the elections. In some parts of the country elections couldnt even happen. The government said the conflicts that were going on were too severe. In a country like myanmar with a very new democracy, there will always be irregularities but remember, Aung San Sui Kyis party won 80 of the seats in the national parliament, even more than it won back in 2015, the first election when it was able to take power. No number of Election Irregularities are going to change that overall result and indeed the military themselves over the weekend stated that they were not contesting the outcome, just what they said were the processes. I think people are going to look at the military� s complaints which have been quite shrill and alternated over the last few weeks, and then look at this extraordinary action that has been taken and very few are going to be able to see any kind ofjustification. A seizure of power, a State Of Emergency in myanmar, under the current constitution is only supposed to happen if the countrys entire integrity and unity is under threat, and it can only be carried out by the president who is currently being detained by the military, so everything in the constitution that the military themselves wrote to keep themselves in power, theyve actually not followed any of the procedures required for the sorts of actions theyre taking now. And were there any hints that such an extreme step by the army was in play . Yes. I mean, last week there were some alarming comments by the military when it refused to rule out a coup and the Armed Forces CommanderMin Aung Hlaing who now effectively runs the country did say that if the constitution wasnt followed, well, it should be annulled and replaced. But then the military gave more conciliatory statements over the weekend and i think many people thought about a military which was a pariah for running the country so badly for 50 years in such a brutal way that it actually managed a Democratic Transition in which it kept so much power, but to launch an out and out coup would be so provocative, i think many people believed the military was just threatening a warning, that it was actually going to do it. Its done it now, and it is really hard to see a way forward for the country, and there have to be real worries about how strongly people try to oppose this coup. In the past, of course, when people have opposed the military, the results have usually been significant casualties and bloodshed. Tom andrews is the Un Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in myanmar, hes labelled the situation as an assault on democracy. It is simply outrageous. Many of us feared that this might happen, the signs that we were hearing in recent days were not encouraging, but listen, we are talking about Overturning A Constitution by the generals that the generals themselves wrote, that they said just yesterday that they would abide by. So this is notjust an assault, an attack on an individual, on a political leader or a political party, this is an assault on democracy itself, on the people of myanmar, on their hopes and their aspirations. And the people of myanmar need to know that the world is watching and the world is with them. Many people have been caught by surprise by this, not because there havent been hints over the last couple of weeks, and people have been anxious, there have been noises coming out of the military suggesting a coup, but people seemed reassured by the military� s reassurance, firstly, and secondly by the fact that the military still already had a significant degree of control in the country. So, taking this extra step seems a strange decision, to say the least. Thats exactly right. I mean, they wrote this constitution. It provides them with enormous power, it leaves them unaccountable in many respects. It provides them with 25 of the seats in the parliament. They are appointed by the commander in chief, not elected by the people of myanmar. They have enormous wealth, they have control of economic institutions that are totally unaccountable. In terms of the public at large, they are unaccountable whatsoever with respect to these resources, so they have incredible sources of wealth, they lack the kind of accountability that most believe is critical for any military, and now despite all of those benefits that they gave themselves in the current constitution, theyve overthrown the constitution. It is absolutely remarkable, it is absolutely outrageous. As of a couple of hours ago now, they are in control, State Of Emergency for at least a year. What can the International Community do now . Well, first of all, there is absolutely no justification for this whatsoever. They cant claim that this was a matter of National Security, that they were protecting the country, they cant use any of those excuses to justify this. I think first of all the International Community has to speak out very, very clearly, very loudly and make it unmistakable how the International Community, leaders of countries Around The World, feel about this. There are options that the International Community will be considering. There are a range of things that can be done to apply pressure. What those will be at this moment are not clear, but what is clear is that this simply cannot be allowed to stand. The International Community cannot afford to stand idly by while this outrage occurs before our very eyes. Is this a test now for President Biden . I think its a test for the world. Its a test for all of us. And we need to step up and meet this test. I mean, the people of this country have been through so much, and theyve been through decades and decades of brutal military rule. They are going through a pandemic. The economy is in really tough shape. There are so many things that they are facing. The last thing that they need is to be facing this, so they need to know that we are with them, that we are watching and that the world is going to do what is necessary to make clear that this outrage is not going to be allowed to just go by. The International Community is beginning to give its reaction to events in myanmar. In a statement, the white house condemned what had happened and gave this warning the United States opposes any attempt to alter the outcome of recent elections or impede myanmar� s Democratic Transition, and will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed. Australias Foreign Affairs minister, marise payne, said we call on the military to respect the rule of law, to resolve disputes through lawful mechanisms and to release immediately all civilian leaders and others who have been detained unlawfully. Of course we will keep you right up to date on events of course we will keep you right up to date on events in myanmar. Other news now in a second weekend of widespread protests, large crowds have demonstrated across russia in defiance of warnings by police. The protesters are demanding the release Ofjailed 0pposition Leader alexei navalny. Steve rosenberg reports. By law, russians have the right to peaceful protest. On paper. In moscow today, police were determined to clear the streets. Whatever it took. Some people got away. But hundreds of people were detained in the russian capital. Protesters had come out in support of alexei navalny, the kremlin critic whos in jail. Moscow police had warned that any protest in the city today would be considered illegal and broken up, and thats exactly whats happening right now. The message is that the authorities are determined to crack down on dissent. But the crowds swelled, and moved through the city. Chanting moscow, take to the streets, theyre chanting. The riot police tried to stop them, but they were playing catch up all afternoon. Mr navalny� s arrest was the trigger for this, but resentments of the authorities has been building. We have been stagnating for, like, 20 years of putins rule, and i believe that we need some change. I wanted freedom for our country. The situation now is the worst, i think, than the last ten years. This too brought russians onto the streets, alexei navalny� s recent video alleging that Vladimir Putin built himself a £1 billion palace with illicit money, complete with £600 toilet brushes. The kremlins denied it, but the videos had more than 100 million views online. The result the toilet brush has become the symbol of this protest, the embodiment of what many here believe is massive corruption at the top. There were protests across russia, from st petersburg. To siberia and the russian far east. Man shouting. But will they force a kremlin u turn and mr navalny� s release . No sign of that. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come portugal faces a severe crisis after a surge in coronvirus cases, germany and austria promise to help stop its hospitals from being overwhelmed. This is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. After his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of Ayatollah Khomeini on iranian soil. South africas white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. The ban on the African National congress is lifted immediately, and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. Four, three, two, one. 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This move follows weeks of complaints by the military over alleged fraud in last novembers General Election, in which ms suu kyis National League for democracy won a resounding majority. The president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has told the heads of six Pharmaceutical Companies that problems with the supply of Coronavirus Vaccine have to be addressed. Astrazeneca has now agreed to increase the number of doses it will supply the bloc before the end of march. Paul hawkins reports. He finally, some good news of sorts from the under pressure president of the u commission. Widely criticised for mismanaging the eu wide Vaccine Rollout, commission as that following a meeting with maxime the manufacturers, astrazeneca would now supply an extra 9 million doses by march. Translation we extra 9 million doses by march. Translation translation we want 70 of adults in europe translation we want 70 of adults in europe to adults in europe to be vaccinated by the end of the summer and when we have fulfilled that it will be a tremendous achievement. But that seems tremendous achievement. But that seems a tremendous achievement. But that seems a long way off. The extra 9 million doses bringing the total expected doses up to 40 the total expected doses up to a0 million, that is still only half of what was initially expected. There was also a promise not to introduce Vaccine Controls on the border between ireland and Northern Ireland, a highly controversial decision taken on friday to restrict Vaccine Supplies leaving the eu, but which was later reversed. Translation i later reversed. Translation . ,. , translation i had a very good conversation translation i had a very good conversation with translation i had a very good conversation with boris translation i had a very good conversation with Boris Johnsonl conversation with borisjohnson last night. I was pleased that he said that the two plants that manufacture astrazeneca naturally also delivered to europe, just like european vaccination doses, but from beyond that, go to great britain. This is the spirit in which we have to approach this pandemic. Which we have to approach this pandemic pandemic. The uk, meanwhile, vaccinated a record 600,000 people on saturday and even suggested it could help other countries, including the eu, in future. I countries, including the eu, in future. ,. Countries, including the eu, in future. ,. ,. , future. I hope that once we do have those future. I hope that once we do have those most future. I hope that once we do have those most vulnerable i future. I hope that once we do have those most vulnerable in j have those most vulnerable in britain vaccinated, when we are on track with our vaccine programme, we will be able to look at helping the developing world and, of course, our friends and neighbours because, of course, we need everybody to be protected, thats the way were going get this disease. In the meantime, eu citizens are anxiously wondering when they will get theirjob are anxiously wondering when they will get their job stop both france and germany have threatened legal action if astrazeneca failed to increase Vaccine Supplies to the eu. Bob german officials are due to meet with manufacturers on monday. While the Vaccine Rollout is the top priority for an Eu Commission under pressure and