In today's Myanmar, mothers bury their sons, and to protest is to risk your life. Our update on increasing violence, criticism the Biden Administration is going too slowly, and an interview with Myanmar's Ambassador to the UN Kyaw Moe Tun. With @laylak_q:
Of the more than 150 protestors killed so far, one-fifth have been shot in the head. In Yangon over the weekend, a resident filmed cell phone video of a protester shot by security forces--his body dragged away by the shooters.
Human rights organizations, former senior officials say Administration hasn't gone far enough. @KelleyCurrie: "They haven't gone after the major sources of revenue, and they also haven't gone after the banks that continue to finance this regime and allow it to import weapons...
"As long as the regime has sources of revenue... and foreign exchange accounts, they can maintain a certain level of survival... Once they start to lose those resources and lose access to some of these financial streams, it makes it much harder for people to stick with them."
Our @newshour story with @laylak_q. Note: some of the images are disturbing.
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