Today marks 2 years since the military coup in #Myanmar, leading to a brutal authoritarian rule. Opposition leaders, journalists & activists are imprisoned & prosecuted. The UN estimates that around 1.2 million people are displaced & more than 70.000 people left the country. /1
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/svenja_hahn/status/1620813992158728193
In solidarity with the democratic opposition & to raise awareness to this often forgotten conflict, I hosted a documentary screening of "Myanmar: the Forgotten Revolution" by award winning filmmakers @Kate_arno & @evanwilliams_tv, in the European Parliament yesterday. /2
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/svenja_hahn/status/1620814108353519617
I repeatedly demanded that the EU acts on the war crimes & revises its trade cooperation with 🇲🇲. The military junta & its business conglomerate mustn't benefit from preferential access to EU single market, which was intended to help the democratic development of the country. /3
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/svenja_hahn/status/1620814478819627009
