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UPDATE 1-Myanmar activists hold 'blue shirt' protests; report says junta chief to attend summit Reuters 2 hrs ago (Releads, adds Nikkei Asia reporting junta chief to attend summit) April 21 (Reuters) - Myanmar anti-coup activists launched protests on Wednesday calling for the release of detained prisoners, as Nikkei Asia reported that junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing would attend a regional summit to discuss the crisis in the country. Spokesman Zaw Min Tun said the military commander would attend the leaders' meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta, Indon...

Myanmar Activists Launch Blue-Shirt Campaign to Demand Freedom for Detainees A blue-shirt campaign has been launched in Myanmar on Apr. 21, to call for the release of 3,300 detainees held by the junta. 1.1k By The Irrawaddy 21 April 2021 A blue-shirt campaign has been launched in Myanmar on Wednesday to call for the release of 3,300 detainees held by the junta. In the latest campaign against the military regime, blue-shirted protesters posted photos with a raised hand displaying the name of a detainee abducted since the Feb. 1 coup. The blue shirts commemorate the renowned pro-democracy act...

How Aung San Suu Kyi Went From Nobel Peace Prize To Pariah Even now, after her reputation has been tarnished by allegations that as Myanmar's leader she turned a blind eye to ethnic cleansing and genocide, there are few who doubt Suu Kyi's bravery. Many Updated: February 02, 2021 11:29 am IST Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested Monday as part of a military coup. (FILE) When Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, the Norwegian Nobel Committee dubbed her struggle against the country's military junta "one of the most extraordinary examples of civil courage in Asia in recent ...

How Aung San Suu Kyi, arrested Myanmar leader, went from Nobel Peace Prize to pariah Adam Taylor Replay Video UP NEXT When Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, the Norwegian Nobel Committee dubbed her struggle against the country’s military junta “one of the most extraordinary examples of civil courage in Asia in recent decades.” Even now, after her reputation has been tarnished by allegations that as Myanmar’s leader she turned a blind eye to ethnic cleansing and genocide, there are few who doubt Suu Kyi’s bravery. Many, however, wou...

January 5, 2021 January 15, 2021 It’s 6 a.m. on a cold Saturday morning in December and Groundwork Dallas’ Trail Crew is already hard at work. They’ve been up since before 5 a.m., but they don’t mind. “I get up at 4:30. I like it. Seeing the sun rise every morning, it’s a good feeling,” said Saw Lay, one of Groundwork’s newest hires. On this day, he and his team are putting the final touches on Frasier Dam Recreation Area, a project that the Dallas nonprofit has been working on for the past eight years . Over the past few months, the trail crew has finished a mountain bike tra...