MELBOURNE (CU)_In February this year, the military junta of Myanmar seized power in a bloodless coup, arresting the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected civilian leaders. The military also imposed a one-year state of emergency, instigating violence against protesters who opposed the coup in various forms, including labour strikes, acts of civil disobedience, a military boycott campaign and public protests. By mid-April, at least 707 civilians, including women and children were killed by military or police forces, while more than 3,000 people were detained.
The state of affairs in the Southeast Asian nation attracted…
