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Olga Lautman
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Internet has been completely shut down in Burma. There are reports of tanks being brought into the city and protesters being attacked. Americans in Burma told to shelter down
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В стране полностью отключен интернет. В столицу ввели танки.
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Internet has been completely shut down in Burma. There are reports of tanks being brought into the c (Original Post)
soothsayer
Feb 2021
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I saw that on the news last week, cell phone service was also interrupted
tulipsandroses
Feb 2021
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tulipsandroses
(5,124 posts)1. I saw that on the news last week, cell phone service was also interrupted
I thought about the idiots here in the USA that so giddily want to support a wannabe dictator.
Falsely believing that because they get to display their hate in public and own the libs, that giving up democracy for an authoritarian would not be dangerous to them at some point.
moondust
(20,002 posts)2. Privacy laws suspended.
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Details: Myanmar's army suspended three sections of laws protecting the privacy and security of the citizens," which included a requirement for a court order to hold prisoners longer than 24 hours, per Reuters.
The laws also limited the ability of security forces to search or make arrests on private property.
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More than 350 political and state officials, activists and civil society members, including journalists and monks, have been arrested since Feb. 1 coup, the United Nations Human Rights Council said Friday.
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https://news.yahoo.com/myanmar-army-suspends-laws-limiting-003639408.html
Details: Myanmar's army suspended three sections of laws protecting the privacy and security of the citizens," which included a requirement for a court order to hold prisoners longer than 24 hours, per Reuters.
The laws also limited the ability of security forces to search or make arrests on private property.
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More than 350 political and state officials, activists and civil society members, including journalists and monks, have been arrested since Feb. 1 coup, the United Nations Human Rights Council said Friday.
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https://news.yahoo.com/myanmar-army-suspends-laws-limiting-003639408.html
lunasun
(21,646 posts)3. They are using violent thugs to come in to housing areas ahead of the military . Reminds me of what