myanmar. what is going on is the military armed forces of the country of myanmar are now declaring war on the people of myanmar, and they are determined to kill as many as possible and arrest as many as possible and to detain as many as possible. and the international community has less say. otherwise, if there is no international action against the military operation against the people of myanmar, i am afraid it will be the greatest civil war that we have never seen before. it is not far. it is very close. >> you are mentioning the word civil war. this has been by and large a peaceful protest movement. we have seen, however, in recent days people saying you want to defend yourselves -- in recent days people saying they want to defend themselves. are you saying now the protest movement in the face of repression from the military could become violent because that is the only thing they are left with basically? dr. sasa: my people, the people of myanmar, are peaceful people. our peaceful movemen

this was formed by the people of myanmar for the people of myanmar so that the international community and the governments around the world which are free and democratic recognize us, the earlier we will stop this violence. julia: joining us tonight is the u.s. special rapporteur, tom andrews. thank you for joining us. will this parallel or shadow government, do you think it will garner much international support in the way venezuela did? guest: i think it will. if there is anyone who has legitimacy, it is this new national unity government. it reflects a wide spectrum of the people of myanmar, opposition leaders, those who want to overrun the election just this past november, and a wide range of group, including those leading the civil disobedience in myanmar. this is a truly unified group and i thinkf aone, certainly in this country, deserves recognition and to have their voices heard in the international arena, it is the people of myanmar through this new government. julia: the announcement of this national unity government comes after leaders sit down for a face summit. how likely

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the end of the city in myanmar turns into a battle ground between on for testers and security forces so as they move generals hence that extends in one year's state of emergency. the 1st week of talks to revive the iran nuclear deal wrap up where to iran demanding the u.s. remove set sanctions and a push for a lockdown and germany to deal with a rising number of covert 1000 infections and leave its overburdened health care system. my. butt 1st prince philip the husbands of reigning british monarch queen elizabeth the 2nd has died it's he was 99 years old the flag at london's buckingham palace is flying at half staff this hour in the war family has answered an official mourning period on their golden wedding anniversary the queen described the princess her stay and strength also non-biased title as the jack of edinburgh phillip spent more than 70 years by her side or the royal family issued their statements a few hours ago where it said it's with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen has announced the death of her beloved husband as royal highness prince philip juke of edinburgh his

similar criticism has also hit india a nonmember of ours in but a close neighbor of myanmar. it field is north eastern border after a steady stream of people try to flee into the state of missouri. according to you and at least 250000 people have already been displaced by the junta's crackdown this year. evonne luxman ies a political scientist and senior researcher of the center for strategic and international studies in jakarta and joins me from there welcome mr luxmore indonesia has been pushing for this special leaders' meeting for some time now and now that it's happening what can we expect from it well the best case scenario would be for the leaders to agree on a commitment to do one to do 2 things one is to ensure that there is an us and let mechanism to address the crisis in men mara number 2 that mechanism should include a framework to end the violence currently to deliver humanitarian aid and to potentially facilitate a myanmar lead and the myanmar on dialogue process among all the stakeholders about human rights groups over turbot talking to general mean on hearing

and myanmar's ambassador to the u.n. pleads for targeted sanctions on the military, this as the crackdown on anti-coup protesters continues. welcome back to the newsroom. our top story this hour -- tributes around the world pouring in for the late prince philip. he died at winter cancel -- windsor castle at 99. he was the longest serving royal consorts. in a statement, the queen has expressed her deep sorrow at his passing. they were married 73 years. known for his sharp wit and straight talk, prince philip oversaw a turbulent reign helping to modernize the monarchy as her the 21st century. he attended over 20,000 royal engagements at home and abroad. our lenten -- london corresponded has the reaction on his death. reporter: there is understandable sadness. the country is in mourning. it is not a complete surprise, the duke of edinburgh was 99 years old and had had a number of the last few years, medical problems. he came out of hospital only two to three weeks ago. we were tre and we didn't even manage to see him walk t

this is the day of the news coming up today and intensifying cracked on protesters in myanmar. violence like this coverage by the military has prompted warnings of a syria like situation from the u.n. we asked if there is increasingly confident of holding on to in the country trust taiwan's talk boom that's coronavirus forces more people to cover their faces. or using the time to make changes to that appearance. that you could join us the european union is reportedly planning to sanction 10 individuals and 2 companies connected to the military regime in myanmar according to news agency reuters the sanctions could come into effect by next week the sanctions come amid a warning from the un human rights chief who said the situation in the country could be spiraling to a full blown syria style conflicts more than $700.00 people have been killed since the military took power in a coup in february and since then its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters has only grown stronger. these. military will go to. to crackdown on dissenting voices. this video from social media shows the momen

— like myanmar? well, they can impose punishment _ like myanmar? well, they can impose punishment on - like myanmar? well, they can impose punishment on the . like myanmar? well, they can . impose punishment on the target individual, these so—called specially dedicated nationals who are military officers, sees their assets if you can find them and deny their visas and so forth, but do those kind of sanctions change the policy of a country like burma? oh, no, they don't. those leaders were never going to come to the us or the uk or paris. they are going to stay in their countries where they are well insulated from any of this kind of pressure. i insulated from any of this kind of pressure-— of pressure. i see, so that kind of pressure _ of pressure. i see, so that kind of pressure not - of pressure. i see, so that kind of pressure not so . kind of pressure not so effective but the military and myanmar have huge economic links and economic power if other countries that do trade and have these strong economic things in the region decide to act, do

similar criticism has also hit india a nonmember of ours in but a close neighbor of myanmar. it field is north eastern border after a steady stream of people who try to flee into the state of missouri. according to you and at least 250000 people have already been displaced by the junta's crackdown this year. evonne luxman are is a political scientist and senior researcher of the center for strategic and international studies in jakarta and joins me from their welcome mr luxmore indonesia has been pushing for this special leaders' meeting for some time now and now that it's happening what can be expect from it well the best case scenario would be for the leaders to agree on a commitment to do one to do 2 things one is to ensure that there is an us and let mechanism to address the crisis in men mara number 2 that mechanism should include a framework to end the violence currently to deliver humanitarian aid and to potentially facilitate a myanmar lead and the myanmar on dialogue process among all the stakeholders not human rights groups overturned by talking to cool leader gener

also coming up demonstrators gathered to remember the hundreds of people killed since myanmar's military takeover in february this amid reports that security forces have opened fire on protesting medical workers and india sets another doomed coronavirus record for cases 200000 in the single day so far this month the country has logged 2000000 new infections will go to one hospital where the vaccine drive is being described as chaos. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program president joe biden is pulling american forces out of the longest war in u.s. history troops will leave afghanistan by the symbolic date of september the 11th now washington's nato allies will also be pulling out speaking at the white house biden said that the withdrawal will begin next month and. and before the 20th anniversary of the 911 terror attacks u.s. forces have been fighting in afghanistan for 2 decades in a moment we'll hear from our correspondent in the afghan capital kabul 1st here's joe biden explaining why american involvement in a long running conflict has become unsustainable. we cannot continue the cycl

against the people of myanmar. crimean those activities military operation against the people of myanmar has to end now so we form these national unity government that is the clooney of all ethnic nationalities our president acting president will be catchin our prime minister is for careens and the tears from different part of the country we came together are to file to end these military dictatorship and to have the war the power back to the people of myanmar has but how are you going to do that and how are you going to gain legitimacy with the international community international common in demarches chose be turned evil and good be turned him across the end it to us if our government we farm is elected by the people of myanmar for the people of myanmar through democratic process of a free and fair election of 2 and dean 20 dead means that it's not in our community which are free and fair and democratic has there is possibility to quickly and immediately accept a gaga nice and stuff all these nuts in a unity gove

this is news coming to you live from berlin clearing myanmar's violent repression many people in myanmar targeted by its military rulers are heading across the border to india what kind of life awaits them there refugees say delhi has shown little support for their plight also coming up fears of more violence in eastern ukraine as russian masses its military forces along the border the white house calls the escalation deeply concerning. god and while it is news country these are tempted to me. that after a recent spate of mass shootings president joe biden announces his 1st gun control measures he moves to tighten some regulations but warns much more is needed. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the number of refugees fleeing the military's violent crackdown in myanmar is rising india should india shares a 600 kilometer border with me on mar with strong ethnic and cultural ties between local communities on both sides so india might seem the natural destination for those forced to leave their homes but can those who end up there feel at home we meet one woman and her daughter

again this is a question that only the people of myanmar can decide what we hope to do is that this framework become something that we can build on and then hopefully we can deliver those commitments and of course with the help of the international community as well i mean some of the more singson clearly we can't speculate as to what the broader plan is on the part about but can you speculate for me what perhaps the broader plan is on the part of the military in the door. you know just to go back to your point about having a representation from the national unity government i actually have been arguing for some time for the last few days if not weeks is that as you insert 1st to send a misson to myanmar before having any summit outside of myanmar and if you have sent us misson that mission sort of met with the military as well as arms will she and you know m.l.d. a national unity government that robin eager to meet both sides and also have immediate press or to stop the violence. so i think that's sort of been done 1st and missed and and there is precedent for this. and also i woul

myanmar during the civilians across myanmar during the civil wars it insurgencies in their crimes against humanity committed against the rohingya muslims several years ago. basically showing their true colours. killing children as young as five years old, arresting people in the dead of night, this situation is out of control and the international community needs to do more than condemn them but take heart action so that this type of behaviour is intolerable you talk about heart _ behaviour is intolerable you talk about heart action _ behaviour is intolerable you talk about heart action but _ behaviour is intolerable you talk about heart action but sanctions simply don't seem to persuade the regime to stop this kind of behaviour. they feel that they have no friends in the international community anyway, so what kind of hard actions could they possibly curve the behaviour? the united states, the _ curve the behaviour? the united states, the united _ curve the behaviour? the united states, the united kingdom - curve the behaviour? the united| states, the united kingdom have already sanction

meanwhile in myanmar's cities, peaceful demonstrations continue against last months coup. protesters continue to demand a return to the -- to democracy despite a brutal crackdown by security forces. they've been calling on the international community to act against them and do more than just condemn the violence. a local rights group says at least 521 people have been killed, and more than 2600 are detained. scott hyde letter is following developments from bangkok in neighboring thailand. scott: when you look at armed conflict, it has been ongoing in the country. what makes it a very delicate is because of the post-coup activity, because of the violent crackdown on the streets across myanmar. so you have these ethnic armies that have had their individual battles with the group. some of them have been under cease fire. some of that had been in peace talks. because of what has been happening since the coup, they are saying they want to directly go against the group, the government forces because of what they have been doing, not their individual fights. their individual figh

, and it— the military takeover, in myanmar, and it turns — the military takeover, in myanmar, and it turns out that the abbasid are in— and it turns out that the abbasid are in london is somewhat of a hero. he has— are in london is somewhat of a hero. he has treen— are in london is somewhat of a hero. he has been speaking out against this -- _ he has been speaking out against this -- the — he has been speaking out against this —— the ambassador in london. he serves— this —— the ambassador in london. he serves as _ this —— the ambassador in london. he serves as the — this —— the ambassador in london. he serves as the ambassador since 2014. he told _ serves as the ambassador since 2014. he told the _ serves as the ambassador since 2014. he told the telegraph and other papers — he told the telegraph and other papers that he feels betrayed, he is sitting _ papers that he feels betrayed, he is sitting in— papers that he feels betrayed, he is sitting in a — papers that he feels betrayed, he is sitting in a car, i think, outside the embassy at the moment, a

but we begin in myanmar where a coalition of 3 powerful armed groups of reportedly attacked security forces for the 1st time since the cease fire in 2019 at least 10 officers were killed in the eastern shan state last month the rebels had threatened and a cease fire with the military after the joneses violent crackdown on civilians and then bargo details are emerging of friday's violent crackdown by the military at least 60 people are believed to have been killed tony chang reports. even before the sun rose the sounds of battle raged men miles armed forces moving into the city of fargo an important gateway to the south behind the barricades the protesters tried to stand. ground but the military advance was fierce automatic gunfire and evidence that heavier weapons pictures posted to social media appear to show rifle launched grenades and reports that 3 of myanmar's ethnic rebel groups attacked a police station in the far eastern shan state on saturday morning unity amongst these disparate groups could be problematic for the military as it faces attacks on its outposts and civil unres

and the situation in myanmar is unacceptable and should not continue violence must be stopped democracy stability and peace in the me and modern must be returned immediately the interest of the people of myanmar must always be the prerogative india has set yet another global record number of new cases a staggering 346000 in 24 hours many people are being admitted to hospitals family members have been caring for them on the streets outside corona virus deaths are also rising in argentina as hospital struggle to keep up with the numbers of patients intensive care beds at one hospital near one as there is for. russia is due to close access to the current straits in the coming hour in order to conduct military exercises of violating a treaty with ukraine moscow says it will still allow merchant ships to pass through or to access ukraine's ports in the sea of as old news continues here not to 0 often side stories stay with us. i. mean miles military leadership is on the regional pressure as a special summit southeast asian leaders call for an end to the post to violence but beyond goods can

lead and the myanmar on dialogue process among all the stakeholders. human rights groups overturned by talking to cool you know general mean on hearing is illegitimacy in his government to these people have a point i think what is happening right now is a recognition of reality not legitimacy legitimacy is something the people of myanmar has to decide from themselves what asin is doing right now is recognizing that currently the main goal of the summit is to end the violence and the one that's doing the violence is the military so therefore we call the military to the summit to get them to stop the violence you also said earlier that it's important that all stakeholders in myanmar sit down and talk speaking of those stakeholders are talking about the ouster of democratic government would it not have been better to invite them as well to this r.c.n. leaders meeting. again the goal of the summit as it stands right now is to end the violence 1st and foremost the goal of the summit is not to negotiate a settlement just yet because for such dialogue to be t

you know, i'm the ambassador of myanmar. and have you asked the foreign secretary, dominic raab, about this situation? yeah, we are waiting for their inspection. ambassador here since 2014, kyaw zwar minn won praise from britain's foreign secretary by calling for the release of myanmar�*s democratically elected leader, aung san suu kyi, who appointed him, and for restraint. a more moderate call to arms than myanmar�*s former ambassador to the un's plea for the army to be removed from power, but also one falling on deaf ears. this ostensibly his punishment for speaking out and perhaps a warning to others around the world. police were called following protests outside the embassy following reports is military attache had locked the ambassador and staff out of the building. it's the latest act by myanmar�*s ruthless military since their1 february coup, sparking protests across the country. with over 570 deaths, including dozens of children so far, the army's behaviour is now being documented by lawyers on behalf of the ci

military in any sort of future for myanmar and wonder talking for their own sort of also the e.u. member for the sanction officials and companies connected to the who. are going to be the 1st sanctions from the e.u. but is this going to help change the situation in any way. well it's a substantive step forward the european union has frankly been a bit slow in imposing target economic sanctions and now we're hearing that they're going to go after the 2 major military controlled business conglomerates the union money on mar economic holdings and the myanmar economic corporation which is what we have been asking them to do from the very beginning we have to go after the companies we have to go after the cash flow to the myanmar military who've done just targeting talk level myanmar military officials it's important but it's not enough speaking of the economic side of things i mean menards main trading partners in the region countries like china india japan thailand for example do you think these countries are doing enough to enable them to turn to democracy quite clearly the front li

you know, i'm the ambassador of myanmar. and have you asked the foreign secretary, dominic raab, about this situation? yeah, we are waiting for their inspection. ambassador here since 2014, kyaw zwar minn won praise from britain's foreign secretary by calling for the release of myanmar�*s democratically elected leader, aung san suu kyi, who appointed him, and for restraint. a more moderate call to arms than myanmar�*s former ambassador to the un's plea for the army to be removed from power, but also one falling on deaf ears. this ostensibly his punishment for speaking out and perhaps a warning to others around the world. police were called following protests outside the embassy following reports is military attache had locked the ambassador and staff out of the building. it's the latest act by myanmar�*s ruthless military since their1 february coup, sparking protests across the country. with over 570 deaths, including dozens of children so far, the army's behaviour is now being documented by lawyers on behalf of the ci

again this is a question that only the people of myanmar can decide what we hope to do is that this framework become something that we can build on and then hopefully we can deliver those commitments and of course with the help of the international community as well i mean something washington clearly we can't speculate as to what the broader plan is on the part of s.c.m. but can you speculate for me what perhaps the broader plan is on the part of the military in the door. you know just to go back to your point about having a representation from the national unity government i actually have been arguing for some time for the last few days if not weeks is that as you insert 1st send a misson to myanmar before having any summit outside of myanmar and if you have sent us misson that mission sort of met with the military as well as arms will she and you know m.l.d. a national unity government that robin eager to meet both sides and also have immediate press or to stop the violence. so i think that's sort of been done 1st and missed and and there is precedent for this. and also i would l

the foreign minister of myanmar. _ military. the foreign minister of myanmar. of— military. the foreign minister of myanmar, of the _ military. the foreign minister of myanmar, of the civilian - military. the foreign minister of- myanmar, of the civilian government, will be making this presentation to the us security council on friday. what can be done given that this has been going on since the beginning of february, and whatever happens with the military regime, they don't tend to listen to sanctions or not interested in international friendships?— interested in international friendships? interested in international friendshis? ., ., friendships? well, those are all excellent questions. _ friendships? well, those are all excellent questions. it's - friendships? well, those are all excellent questions. it's an - excellent questions. it's an evolving situation. we were engaged by the civilian government to advise and represent them on all these international law matters. you're absolutely right, the foreign minister, her excellency, has been invited by the security council

military in any sort of future for myanmar and wonder talking for their own sort of also the e.u. mayor for the sanction officials and companies connected to the who. are going to be the focus sanctions from the e.u. but is this going to help change the situation in any way. well it's a substantive step forward the european union has frankly been a bit slow in imposing our target economic sanctions and now we're hearing that they're going to go after the 2 major military controlled business conglomerates the union money on our economic holdings and the myanmar economic corporation which is what we have been asking them to do from the very beginning we have to go after the companies we have to go after the cash flow to the myanmar military who've done just targeting talk level of myanmar military officials it's important but it's not enough speaking of the economic side of things i mean menards main trading partners in the region countries like china india japan thailand for example do you think these countries are doing enough to enable her to turn to democracy quite clearly the f

repertoire to myanmar. next return to india, where the government says it will open its coronavirus vaccination drive to all over 45. it is an attempt to boost its massive but flagging program. our correspondent is at a vaccination center in delhi. correspondent: there has been a steady stream of people coming through to get the jab here this morning. i was talking to 145 euros man who came. he said he tri to bring some of his friends and neighbors, but they refused to come with him. they said they had other things to do and did not see this as a priority. packets to the heart of one big challenge here,, and that is is vaccine hesitan. many people do not believe they need to get the vaccine. the pressure is on because coronavirus cases are rising rapidly here in india. in the last 24 hours, more than 72,000 fresh cases were reported. that is the highest daily inease since october. ♪ anchor: we are here in the bbc news room. our lead story comes from minnesota. the first paramedics at the scene of george f

myanmar's military carries out strikes against ethnic qur'an fight is along the thai border. and killed in a police crackdown family struggled to come to terms with the human cost of chance political crisis. thank you very much for joining us u.s. president joe biden has presented what he calls his blueprint to build america in a wide ranging speech to congress on the eve of his 100th day in office biden is promising trillions of dollars in investment in jobs infrastructure and education but in response to republican party a touch him for what he says are empty words and broken promises ross in jordan free for some washington. when the us president speaks to congress legislators jostle for position hoping to shake his hand as he makes his way to the podium this year kovac forced everyone to fist bump or use elbows or sit 2 metres apart it's also given joe biden the most important challenge of his presidency and a significant moment in his 1st address 100 days ago america's house was on fire at we had to act after i promised we'd get 100000000 covert 19 vaccine shots into peop

again this is a question that only the people of myanmar can decide what we hope to do is that this framework become something that we can build on and then hopefully we can deliver those commitments and of course with the help of the international community as well i mean some of the more singson clearly we can't speculate as to what the broader plan is on the part about but can you speculate for me what perhaps the broader plan is on the part of the military at all. you know just to go back to your point about having a representation from the national unity government i actually have been arguing for some time for the last few days if not weeks is that as you insert 1st to send a misson to myanmar before having any summit outside of myanmar and if you have sent us misson that mission sort of met with the military as well as arms will she and you know and there will be a national unity government that robin each year to meet both sides and also have immediate presser to stop the violence. so i think that's sort of been done 1st and missed and and there is precedent for this. and al

the army's takeover in myanmar. generals shut down wireless services, after the leader is charged with violating the country's colonial era official secrets law. who, criticizing europe's vaccination efforts against the coronavirus as being unacceptably slow. drug manufacturing needs to be sped

out by myanmar's war planes. they are from a region controlled by the karen-national union. it's the oldest of dozens of armed-ethnic militias that have fought, off and on, against the military in myanmar, for generations. this is a patchwork of just some of the militias that operate in myanmar's border regions. two months after the coup, the deadly crackdown on anti-coup protestors, in the cities, has sent people fleeing to these militia enclaves. including, the one controlled by this man. >> translator: we stand with the people. if they are in trouble and run to us, seeking help, we will take care of them. >> reporter: the leader of the state army. in an interview with cnn, he denounced the coup. >> translator: if the military continues to shoot and kill people, it means the junta have simply transformed themselves into terrorists. >> reporter: in the cities and towns of central myanmar, the death toll, amid the anti-coup protestors, continues to grow. do any of you have the training or background to -- to lead

you know, i'm the ambassador of myanmar. and have you asked the foreign secretary, dominic raab, about this situation? yeah, we are waiting for their inspection. ambassador here since 2014, kyaw zwar minn won praise from britain's foreign secretary by calling for the release of myanmar�*s democratically elected leader, aung san suu kyi, who appointed him and for restraint. a more moderate call to arms than myanmar�*s former ambassador to the un's plea for the army to remove from power, but also one falling on deaf ears. this ostensibly his punishment for speaking out and perhaps a warning to others around the world. police were called following protests outside the embassy following reports is military attache had locked the ambassador and staff out of the building. it's the latest act by myanmar�*s ruthless military since their1 february coup, sparking protests across the country. with over 570 deaths, including dozens of children so far, the army's behaviour is now being documented by lawyers on behalf of the civilia

the army's takeover in myanmar. generals shut down wireless services, after the leader is charged with violating the country's colonial era official secrets law. who, criticizing europe's vaccination efforts against the coronavirus as being unacceptably slow. drug manufacturing needs to be sped up, and everything will vial in stock needs to be used. -- every single vial needs to be used. cuba is the smallest country developing its own vaccine. we have reports from the communist island. ♪ it is now two months since army generals in myanmar seized the reins of power, intern turn triggering a violent crackdown. the military's heavy handedness has left at least 535 people dead. this thursday, fears of the crop down -- crackdown could be intensifying, with wireless internet services order to be shut down. a candlelit vigil has been held after the ousted civilian leader was handed the most serious charge to date. we have reports. reporter: from a yet unknown location, she made her remote court appearance once again. her

and myanmar's ambassador to the u.n. pleads for targeted sanctions on the military, this as the crackdown on

while inside myanmar. is likely to appear in court in the coming hours she hasn't been seen in public since the coup the 75 year old is facing several charges including breaking a colonial era official secrets that carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years. all the military has now widened its crackdown from protesters on the streets to prominent celebrities just in the past few hours pine talk on a leading actor who backed the protests was reportedly detained now earlier this week the jump to put 120 celebrities on a wanted list still this crackdown has not deterred protesters from calling for democracy across the country nearly 600 people including 48 children have now died and the blood tracks are full well it's now speak to france russia's marching developments in myanmar for us from kuala lumpur in malaysia france i see the ambassador has still not been let into the embassy this morning. that's right he hasn't been allowed back into the building he hasn't been in since wednesday according to a spoke

but now the military has granted cnn the first access to visit myanmar. from the moment we arrive, our movements are tightly controlled. gives you a sense of the intense level of security with us. one, two, three, another three over there. six trucks full of soldiers accompanying our every move. at township offices, alleged victims of the protest movement dutifully await us. they tell us they've been beatened, threatened and humiliated by the violators, a prejorative term the military uses for the protesters. the local administrator exp complains that the protesters were noisy. >> are you seriously comparing these infractions to more than 500 people being killed, among them children? are you saying that these are equal? our minders are perturbed by the question, and it goes unanswered. they take us to a shopping center, one of two attacked by arsonists overnight, like many businesses in myanmar, they are partially owned by the military. the strong implication from our minders is that the protesters are to blame. it's a similar story at several burned-out

group of political parties in myanmar have joined forces to form a national unity government i would say the country is part of the only going resistance to military rule hundreds of civilian protesters have been killed since the coup at the start of february the unity government is made up of ethnic minority leaders it's promising to end suffering scott hi-lo joins us live from bangkok in neighboring thailand what can we make of this developments and most likely to mean for protesters on the ground in myanmar. oh a mediately there's really not going to be any change on the ground in myanmar with the protesters or the posture position of the germans of what this means though you know there has been a group of some of those members who are a democratically elected members ousted by this by this coup back in february 1st who organize started to organize a parallel government if you will this step forming this national unity government was a further move by them to organize themselves they have assigned certain people certain titles on song suchi is still the top of the government state

india but many say the government in delhi doesn't want them there we ask india's former ambassador to myanmar if that is because. also coming up fears of a new conflict in eastern ukraine increase as russia a mass of its military forces along the border the white house calls the escalation deeply concerning. and in new york city people are allowed to laugh again together some public venues have started to reopen and vaccinations began to beat back the panda. i'm serious it was gone it's good to have you with us the number of refugees fleeing the military's violent crackdown and me in mar is rising india shares a 600 kilometer long border with me and more with strong ethnic and cultural ties between local communities on both sides so india might seem like the natural destination for those who are forced to leave their homes but can those who end up there feel at home we need one woman and her daughters who have settled in the indian capital delhi and a warning that some viewers might find this report disturbing. for the last 6 years and her girls have felt safe here in delhi. but it didn't com

ivan watson explains, that problem may not stop at myanmar's border. warning, part of his report contains graphic video. >> reporter: the crackdown after myanmar's military coup claimed hundreds of lives in two months. also many unseen casualties of this rapidly escalating crisis. >> what is happening with the battle against covid-19 in myanmar since the february 1st coup? >> failing. totally failing at controlling the disease. >> reporter: experts like then deal yot from myanmar are sounding the alarm. >> i would say that the covid-19 control mechanism is totally collapsed in myanmar. >> reporter: already one of the poorest countries in asia, myanmar was ill equipped to handle the pandemic. but myanmar ramped up testing and treatment and began giving doctors and nurses their first vaccination shots in january of this year. that progress came to a screeching halt on february 1st when the military overthrew the leaked civilian government. confirmed covid cases already on the decline suddenly plunged to less than 20 a day. but that, experts say, is due t

myanmar�*s ambassador to london is locked out of his embassy, apparently because of his opposition to the military coup. at the trial of the former police officer derek chauvin, the prosecution reverses part of its evidence over words uttered by george floyd as he lay pinned to the ground. and a team of scientists says there's strong evidence of the existence of a new force of nature. hello to you. eu health ministers have failed to agree on common guidance for use of the astrazeneca vaccine, after the bloc�*s medical regulator said blood clots should be listed as a �*very rare�* side effect of the shot. however, the european medical agency stressed that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks. in the uk, officials now plan to offer alternatives to astrazeneca for people under the age of 30, following their own review. our medical editor fergus walsh has more. turn up, get yourjab. the message remains the same. but in future, for the first time, the covid vaccine you receive will depend on your age. that's because evidence is emerging of a link between the oxford—astraz

leaders of southeast asia demand an end to bloodshed in myanmar and a return to democracy. and russia is an hour away from blocking access to parts of the black sea for ukraine sports. u.s. president joe biden has formally recognized the mass killings of armenians and the awesome an empire during world war one as an act of genocide turkey has slammed the decision saying it will open a deep wound in already frayed ties or will have full reaction with alan fischer in washington d.c. and sit him in istanbul but 1st this report from hashem. which contains images some may find disturbing. it's a story more than a 100 years for turkey it's a chapter that's to and but for the united states and other members of the international community turkey must apologize for the events that started in 1915 that was when ottoman turks. deported hundreds of thousands of armenians from eastern and atoll year to the syrian desert but what happened and how many were then killed remains disputed many historians say more than a 1000000 armenians lost their lives turkish officials deny any systematic

so, the foreign minister of myanmar, | them. by the military. so, the l foreign minister of myanmar, of the civilian government, will be making this presentation to the un security council on friday. what will she be asking for and realistically, what can be done given that this has been going on since the beginning of february and whatever happens with the military regime, they don't tend to listen to sanctions or they're not interested in internationalfriendships? international friendships? well, those are all excellent questions, and it's an evolving situation. we were engaged by the civilian government to advise and represent them and all these international law matters. you're actually right, the foreign minister, her excellency, has been invited by the security council of the united nations to make a presentation to them. i can't say precisely what she is going to say. she is certainly going to say. she is certainly going to reiterate the point of evidence that are contained in this enormous archive, and i had some discussions at the instr

government's position on the military junta in myanmar. my diary full are the only magic statement that has been issued by india in the express or deep concern about the lived it hasn't even spoken about gold as you mention but it does seem that in get into willing back because of its efforts to build ties with the military for about over the last 2 and a half decades this wasn't always the case as one giant interests supported just the democratic movement but didn't do the factors most experts believe got into in sync india's decision striking out one is that the camera our military support what india in countering is. along its own border as specially intelligent people then get india not things to themselves and secondly india is trying to counter chinese influence in the region as well india shed 1600 cannot with the border we are not and would be a consultant if china's only great influence continues to grow and we should thank you very much and we should just while they're in delhi. sketch up on some of the other stories making headl

india what it's doing with refugees escaping the myanmar military along its borders and what exiles already in india have to say. plus we'll find out why the covert can demick actually improved life for this fisherman and why researchers are taking notice. i'm melissa chan thank you for joining us as the crisis in myanmar continues thousands of refugees have crossed neighboring borders including into india and in many cases indian officials have repelled them back some of these refugees have included the minority were hanging a group but there have been others the exile community from myanmar already in india has been watching this unfold with or many still maintain relations with friends and family back home he. reports for the last 6 zeros and her girls have friends in delhi but it didn't come easy to get here they had to leave everything behind and then they did not much head he says her husband was thought to have been killed by the military. they were forced to run for their lives off to be sheltering students protesting against the military. now the situation in myanmar is bri

is it a fair comparison, will myanmar become the next country. and clarissa ward is a veteran syria reporter who has recently back from myanmar. granted access by the myanmar military which seized power on february 1st in a coup. welcome, clarissa. >> thank you, fareed. >> so i know when you go into these kinds of circumstances, it is extraordinarily heroic, but you are often surrounded by government minders and security. were you able to get, was there any point at which you felt as though you were able to get a sense of how people on the ground in myanmar are reacting to this very brutal crackdown? >> well, our expectations were very limited for exactly the reason you say. we were surrounded by minders, a convey of soldiers, we had plain clothes security officers filming our every move. we have translators sh you name it, we had it and we didn't anticipate to interact with ordinary people but we had this extraordinary moment where we finally were given permission to just shoot video in a market, a simple ord market and simple ordinary people an

lead and a myanmar on dialogue process among all the stakeholders. human rights groups servitor by talking to cool you know general mean on hearing is illegitimacy in his government to these people have a point i think what is happening right now is a recognition of reality not legitimacy legitimacy is something the people of myanmar has to decide from themselves what ason is doing right now is recognizing that currently the main goal of the summit is to end the violence and the one that's doing the violence is the military so therefore we called the military to the summit to get them to stop the violence you also said earlier that it's important that all stakeholders in myanmar sit down and talk speaking of those 3 callers were talking about the ouster of democratic government would it not have been better to invite them as well to this austrian leaders' meeting. again the goal of the summit as it stands right now is to end the violence 1st and foremost the goal of the summit is not to negotiate a settlement just yet because for such dialogue to be

and figures from myanmar's anti could movements join eyes to politicians and others and what they're calling a national unity government. thus the castros of rules cuba for 6 decades raul is preparing to step down i look back at some of the key events in his life. my. first 9 pro-democracy activists in hong kong have been sentenced for taking part in antigovernment protests 2019 among them is veteran campaigner martin lee who was given a suspended sentence of 11 months media tycoon jimmy lie was sentenced to 12 months in this case and more in a separate matter $2900.00 mass protests were in opposition to a bill that would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland china it's was shelves agent brian has more from outside the courts. 4 received suspended sentences but 5 others have been jailed for terms rating from 8 to 18 months and at the moment actually they're chanting some of the slogans you heard during those protests in 2019 that technically of course break the new national security law at the moment the police are standing back they haven't moved in yet but i w

and charlotte wright is at myanmar�*s embassy in london. what is the latest? well, you can see behind _ what is the latest? well, you can see behind me _ what is the latest? well, you can see behind me the _ what is the latest? well, you can see behind me the strength - what is the latest? well, you can see behind me the strength of. see behind me the strength of feeling around this issue. a small group of people had gathered here to protest against the military�*s actions in myanmar and also following the removal of the ambassador. they have been chanting and singing here today for the past hour or so. they are calling things like free aung san suu kyi and calling on the uk government to intervene. they are carrying signs. you can see policy uk government to shut down the burmese embassy. it is pretty busy at the moment. the ambassador himself has been coming and going this morning. he of course spent the night parked up in his car or sleeping outside the embassy after he was unable to get in last night and he has come back here a couple of times so far thi

you're watching the news coming up today we take a closer look at myanmar's crisis through its neighbor india what it's doing with refugees escaping the myanmar military along its borders and what exiles already in india have to say. plus we'll find out why the covert can demick actually improved life for this fisherman and why researchers are taking notice. i'm melissa chan thank you for joining us as the crisis in myanmar continues thousands of refugees have crossed neighboring borders including into india and in many cases indian officials have repelled them back some of these refugees have included a minority ranger group but there have been others exile community from myanmar already in india has been watching this unfold with or many still maintain relations with friends and family back home he. reports for the last 6 zeros and her girls have friends in delhi but it didn't come easy to get they have to leave everything behind in their native man march hennie says her husband was thought to have been killed by the military. they were forced to run for their lives off to be shelteri

like many businesses in myanmar, they are partially owned by the military. the strong implication from our minders is that the protesters are to blame. it's a similar story at several burned out factories. this is the third factory that the military wanted to show us. they say it's clear proof that the protesters are violent, that they have been setting fire to businesses like this. but the protesters say they had nothing to do with it at all, and the factory owners who we spoke to say they simply don't know who's responsible. sandra's chinese owned garment factory was completely destroyed. she asked we not show her face. do you have any sense of what you will do now? >> we're waiting for the government. >> who is the government right now in myanmar? >>. [ laughter ] >> sorry. is that a hard question? >> yes. i don't know. >> reporter: protesters begin posting about our movements on social media, and the military cuts off wi-fi across the country. still, from the window of our convoy, we catch glimpses of reality. some people from the ball con in just flashe