US “Responds with bullets to demand for democracy restoration”… Call for action by the international community
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The United Nations said on the 15th (local time) that at least 138 protesters were counted to have died after the coup in Myanmar on the 1st of last month. “We witnessed a bloodshed weekend in Myanmar,” said UN spokesman Stephan Dujarik at a regular briefing. Said. This included 18 deaths on the 13th and 38th on the 14th on the weekend, Dujarik said. However, the actual death toll may be higher than this, and it is increasing day by day.
Local media, Myanmar Now, reported that at least 59 people died in Yangon, the largest city, by collecting data from three hospitals on the 14th. On the 15th, at least 11 people were killed and injured one after another due to live ammunition by the military and police in various places in the second city of Mandalay and the central region, AFP news agency reported, citing words from local medical staff. Myanmar’s military is proclaiming martial law in parts of Yangon and Mandalay, and is voicing to cope with the protests in the coup protests. There is great concern that bloodshed may continue.
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Regarding the incident, UN Secretary-General Antoniu Gutechs said, “I strongly condemn the continuing violence aimed at peace protesters and the violations of the most basic human rights of the Myanmar people.” “I reaffirm the position that it is,” said a spokesman for Dujarik.
Deputy Spokeswoman Jelina Porter of the US State Department urged all nations to join the sanctions against the Myanmar military, saying, “The United States continues to demand that all nations take concrete measures against the coup and escalating violence. Biden’s US administration imposed economic sanctions last month on former and current officials of the Myanmar military and companies associated with them, and has expanded the scope of the sanctions. Prior to this, UN Special Envoy Christine Schraner Berginer also issued a statement condemning the military, saying that the Myanmar military is ignoring the demands of restraint and dialogue recommendations from the international community, including the UN Security Council.
/ Intern reporter Park Shin-won [email protected]
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