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And we think we have issues here at home….<\/p>\n
Myanmar Under Duress: Myanmar is part of Southeast Asia, next door to Burma.<\/p>\n
In the past few weeks, the military decided to stage a coup and dispose of the legitimate leader while installing someone they wanted in his place.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.myanmar-now.org\/en\/news\/at-least-three-killed-as-anti-coup-protesters-wave-womens-clothing-in-defiance-of-military-0<\/a><\/p>\n From the article: The Myanmar military continued to terrorize peaceful anti-coup demonstrators with lethal force across the country on Monday, killing at least three protesters and severely injuring many others.<\/p>\n The attacks came after soldiers and police came out in force in Yangon on Sunday night in anticipation of another day of mass protests.<\/p>\n Security forces stationed themselves inside hospitals, pagoda compounds and universities in Yangon and other major cities.<\/p>\n Gunfire and stun grenade explosions were heard at night in numerous Yangon townships in what appeared to be a bid to terrorize the city\u2019s population.<\/p>\n But anti-military demonstrators still took to the streets on Monday morning, rallying around yet another call for a general strike, this time to coincide with International Women\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n At a women-led anti-coup demonstration in Sanchaung township, protesters used htameins as flags.\u00a0\u2013 article<\/p>\n There is much more going on there since the military staged its coup and sent the people of Myanmar into protesting the illegal takeover of the legitimate government. Expect more turmoil there in days to come. But don\u2019t read too much into it, or compare it to what is going on here. These disturbances are cropping up in many places that were previously peaceful and off the map.<\/p>\n Meantime, Putin\u2019s most prominent opponent, Alexei Navalny, has been sent to a penal colony, which is a polite term for \u201cgulag\u201d, if you recall Solshenitzyn\u2019s \u201cGulag Archipelago\u201d.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/alexei-navalny-russia-prison-jail-b1809527.html<\/a><\/p>\n From the article:\u00a0 With rumours finally confirmed that Alexei Navalny<\/a> will be spending at least the first part of a two-and-a-half-year jail term in the infamous penal colony no 2 (IK-2) in Vladimir region, a previous inmate<\/a> has a message for the incoming prisoner<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cPrepare to be cut off from humanity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Konstantin Kotov, an activist who spent over a year in IK-2, 60 miles east of Moscow<\/a>, says the choice of the harsh jail is no accident.<\/p>\n Some colonies in Russia are hands-off, with prisoners allowed to dictate their own timetables. Others are run by the inmates themselves. In the most relaxed, prisoners even manage to record hip-hop records.<\/p>\n Not in IK-2. Here, every conversation is observed, mobile phones are banned, emails are blocked and the prisoners have to comply with an exhausting regime that leaves little or no time to themselves. \u2013 article<\/p>\n And, finally, Vlad Putin disputes what Biden said recently about the Kremlin.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/russia-kremlin-joe-biden-speech-b1798116.html<\/a><\/p>\n From the article:\u00a0 The Kremlin has criticised a speech made by US president Joe Biden<\/a> as \u201caggressive, unconstructive rhetoric\u201d and warned it would not tolerate any ultimatums imposed by the US.<\/p>\n On Thursday, in his first diplomatic address as president, Mr Biden issued strong condemnation of Russia<\/a>\u2019s Vladimir Putin<\/a> and said the US\u2019s days of \u201crolling over\u201d to him are gone.<\/p>\n