Birmania, manifestanti in piazza a Yangon contro il golpe: 'Abbasso la dittatura militare'

Un migliaio di cittadini si sono ritrovati in strada, nella più grande città del Paese, per protestare contro il colpo di Stato che ha rovesciato Aung San Suu Kyi. Tante le bandiere rosse con i colori del partito della ex leader Nobel per la Pace, la Lega nazionale per la democrazia (Lnd), e vari gli striscioni sventolati per chiedere la liberazione degli arrestati

epa08990578 Protesters gather in a demonstration against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, 06 February 2021. Hundreds of people took part in a protest against the military coup in Yangon on 06 February. It is the largest street demonstration since Myanmar's military seized power and declared a state of emergency for one year after arresting State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar president Win Myint in an early morning raid on 01 February. EPA/LYNN BO BO

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In Birmania si continua a protestare contro il colpo di Stato che ha rovesciato Aung San Suu Kyi. Circa un migliaio di cittadini si sono ritrovati in strada a Yangon, ex Rangoon, per manifestare

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epa08990620 Protesters flash the three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, and hold up a banner reading 'People's Protest Against Military Coup' as they demonstrate against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 06 February 2021. Teachers and students joined a nationwide strike as part of a civil disobedience campaign started by medical workers protesting against the recent military coup. Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi and other top political leaders were detained after the country's military seized power on 01 February amid allegations of voter fraud in the November 2020 elections. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

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"Abbasso la dittatura militare", hanno gridato i manifestanti sventolando bandiere rosse con i colori del partito della ex leader, la Lega nazionale per la democrazia (Lnd)

Colpo di stato, Suu Kye rischia 2 anni

epa08990577 Protesters flash the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, 06 February 2021. Hundreds of people took part in a protest against the military coup in Yangon on 06 February. It is the largest street demonstration since Myanmar's military seized power and declared a state of emergency for one year after arresting State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar president Win Myint in an early morning raid on 01 February. EPA/LYNN BO BO

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Intanto la Ong NetBlocks ha reso noto che la Birmania sta sperimentando "blackout di internet" in tutto il Paese

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epa08990629 Riot police block a road in Yangon, Myanmar, 06 February 2021. Thousands of people took part in a protest against the military coup in Yangon 06 February. It was the largest street demonstration since Myanmar's military seized power and declared a state of emergency for one year after arresting State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar president Win Myint in an early morning raid on 01 February. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

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Twitter ha condannato l'ordine dell'esercito birmano di bloccare in Myanmar l'accesso alla sua piattaforma esprimendo profonda preoccupazione "per l'ordine di bloccare i servizi internet"

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epa08990622 Protesters flash the three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, as they demonstrate against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 06 February 2021. Teachers and students joined a nationwide strike as part of a civil disobedience campaign started by medical workers protesting against the recent military coup. Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi and other top political leaders were detained after the country's military seized power on 01 February amid allegations of voter fraud in the November 2020 elections. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

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"Ciò mina il diritto delle persone di far sentire la propria voce. Continueremo a chiedere la fine di interruzioni si servizio guidate dal governo", ha detto un portavoce di Twitter

epa08990624 Protesters sitting inside a bus flash the three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, as they gather to demonstrate against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 06 February 2021. Teachers and students joined a nationwide strike as part of a civil disobedience campaign started by medical workers protesting against the recent military coup. Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi and other top political leaders were detained after the country's military seized power on 01 February amid allegations of voter fraud in the November 2020 elections. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

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Twitter e Instagram sono stati bloccati dal 5 febbraio, mentre qualche giorno fa il nuovo regime militare si era mosso per stoppare anche Facebook, probabilmente la principale modalità di comunicazione del Myanmar

epa08990621 Protesters flash the three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, and hold a large banner as they demonstrate against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 06 February 2021. Teachers and students joined a nationwide strike as part of a civil disobedience campaign started by medical workers protesting against the recent military coup. Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi and other top political leaders were detained after the country's military seized power on 01 February amid allegations of voter fraud in the November 2020 elections. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

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L'inviata speciale dell'Onu per la Birmania, Christine Schraner Burgener, ha parlato durante la notte con il generale Soe Win, vice comandante dell'esercito che ha assunto la funzione di vice presidente

epa08990625 Protesters flash the three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, and hold a large banner reading 'Resist the military' as they demonstrate against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 06 February 2021. Thousands of people took part in a protest against the military coup in Yangon 06 February. It was the largest street demonstration since Myanmar's military seized power and declared a state of emergency for one year after arresting State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar president Win Myint in an early morning raid on 01 February. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

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La Lega nazionale per la democrazia ha invece riferito che la leader birmana Aung San Suu Kyi è stata trasferita ai domiciliari ed è "in buona salute". Suu Kyi era stata arrestata il primo febbraio nell'ambito di un colpo di Stato militare

Protesters hold up the three finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on February 6, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP)

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A Yangon, la più grande città del Paese, già dal 5 febbraio centinaia di studenti e professori dell'università Dagon si sono riuniti in una protesta pacifica all'ateneo, facendo il gesto con le tre dita alzate ormai simbolo della protesta ed esibendo cartelli con il messaggio"rilasciate i nostri leader"

People take part in a noise campaign on the street after calls for protest against the military coup emerged on social media, in Yangon on February 5, 2021. (Photo by YE AUNG THU / AFP)

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Manifestazioni simili si sono tenute in altre università in scia ad altre proteste e sit-in di medici e dipendenti statali nei giorni scorsi

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Il 5 febbraio è stato arrestato Win Htein (79 anni), un braccio destro di Suu Kyi, e già con un passato di 18 anni in carcere come prigioniero politico durante la dittatura. Secondo l'Associazione dei prigionieri politici, almeno 150 persone sono state arrestate nei quattro giorni passati dal golpe. A parte Suu Kyi, detenuta nella sua residenza nella capitale Naypyidaw, degli altri non si hanno notizie

A woman displays a tattoo of Aung San Suu Kyi on her hand as she takes part in a noise campaign on the street after calls for protest against the military coup emerged on social media, in Yangon on February 5, 2021. (Photo by YE AUNG THU / AFP)

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Tra gli arrestati c'è anche Sean Turnell, professore australiano consigliere economico di Aung San Suu Kyi. Si tratta del primo arresto conosciuto di un cittadino straniero dopo il golpe. Turnell è il direttore del Myanmar Development Institute e sui social aveva definito "straziante e un disastro per l'economia" la notizia del colpo di stato. "Sono stato arrestato, forse accusato di qualcosa, può essere qualsiasi cosa, ovviamente", ha affermato, citato dalla Bbc