The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the Feb. 1 coup is raising pressure for more sanctions against the junta, even as countries struggle over how to best sway military leaders inured to global condemnation.

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The ruling junta in Myanmar has hired an Israeli-Canadian lobbyist, recently investigated by the RCMP over his activities in Sudan, to help “explain” why the military carried out a coup.

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Die Generäle setzen nach dem Putsch ihre Machtinteressen mit brachialer Gewalt gegen die eigenen Bürger durch. Dabei weiß man erschreckend wenig über das Innere des Machtapparates

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Les manifestations pour la démocratie en Birmanie sont massives, déterminées, inter-ethniques et courageuses face à une armée prête à écraser le mouvement qui conteste le coup d’État du 1er février.

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Hilton Asia Pacific confirms it manages three hotels in Myanmar on behalf of the Eden Group that the covert activist group, Justice for Myanmar, accused of being a business crony of the military junta.

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The United States on Thursday unveiled new measures to punish Myanmar’s army for its Feb. 1 coup, blocking the ministries of defense and home affairs and top military conglomerates from certain types of trade.

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Finančno ministrstvo ZDA je v četrtek uvedlo nekaj novih sankcij proti ministrstvoma za obrambo in notranje zadeve Mjanmara ter podjetjema pod nadzorom vojske, ki je 1.

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Amerika Serikat pada Kamis (4/3) mengumumkan langkah-langkah baru untuk menghukum tentara Myanmar atas kudeta 1 Februari, dengan memblokir kementerian pertahanan dan dalam negeri serta konglomerat militer tingkat atas dari jenis perdagangan tertentu.

Departemen Perdagangan AS mengatakan sanksi yang terbaru akan menghalangi militer Myanmar mendapat keuntungan dari akses ke banyak barang.

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Burma’s junta has told the United Nations that diplomatic isolation and sanctions will have no effect, amid growing international anger about the killing of unarmed democracy protesters, including children, by the security forces.

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