In THe NEws

French power group EDF confirmed on Friday it has suspended the development of a hydropower project in Myanmar after a military junta ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup on Feb. 1 and seized power in the country.

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Police in Myanmar Friday arrested two journalists covering the trial of a civilian official ousted in last month’s military takeover as brutal crackdowns on anti-coup protests killed at least 10, sources in Myanmar told RFA.

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EDF a décidé, vendredi 19 mars, de suspendre le développement du projet hydroélectrique Shweli 3 en Birmanie, un mois et demi après le coup d’Etat militaire du 1er février.

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Sulla vicenda delle pallottole della Cheddite Italy srl trovate in Myanmar nel teatro degli scontri tra manifestanti e militari, un gruppo di lavoro appena formatosi (Italia-Birmania, Rete Disarmo, Amnesty Italia, Opal, Atlante delle guerre) ha incrociato una serie di nuove prove fotografiche e documentali. English version here.

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Plusieurs associations, dont les Amis de la Terre France, exhortent Total à suspendre tout paiement à la junte Birmane, coupable de multiples violations des droits humains, et à placer les millions d’euros en jeu sur un compte bloqué.

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Auf der Internationalen Raumstation gibt es ein Problem: Die Astronauten sollen einen Satelliten für Myanmar aussetzen. Doch dort geht das Militär brutal gegen das Volk vor.

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La notte in Birmania dura ormai da quasi due mesi e, non se ne vede l’alba. Neanche uno spiraglio di luce, che possa far intravedere a quel coraggioso popolo una via di uscita. ONU, Asean, UE e gli altri grandi del mondo ad oggi, non hanno trovato una base di intervento comune, che vada oltre le dichiarazioni di condanna e le richieste di interruzione delle violenze.

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Myanmar’s overthrown leader Aung San Suu Kyi is set to face new charges of corruption from the generals who seized power in a coup on February 1, as protesters fighting to restore democracy face increasing isolation behind a mobile data blackout.

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Activist groups have called for S&P Global’s Dow Jones Sustainability Index to reconsider its inclusion of Adani Ports, pointing to the company’s links with the Myanmar military and its role in developing the Carmichael coal mine.

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What do the dictatorial Mugabe regime, the Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, the Sudanese junta, and now Myanmar's genocidal military government have in common — that is, besides a shared taste for blood and brutality?

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