World accused of ‘sitting and watching’ as Myanmar slides to war
A year after the coup, renewed calls for action against a military accused of ‘heinous’ attacks on civilians and those resisting its rule. One year since the military coup in Myanmar , calls for international action are growing louder, notably from the National Unity Government (NUG), made up of elected politicians who were thrown out of office by the generals. On Christmas Eve, the Myanmar military was accused of rounding up villagers, shooting dead more than 30 people and burning their bodies in an attack in the east of the country “The world is doing nothing but just sitting and watching,” NUG Foreign Minister Zin Mar Aung told Al Jazeera. “In the past year, we have seen extreme brutality and atrocity against the population. We have also seen clear determination from the younger generation, a new generation who are saying they will not accept the regime.” Attacks against civilians, protesters and political activists have escalated in recent months. What began as tear gassing a...