A small but passionate group of about 100 people turned up at Martin place today to demand a halt to the military coup in Myanmar and an immediate stop to all violence directed towards the democratic movement currently resisting the military dictatorship.
Today’s rally was led by minority ethic groups within Myanmar, the Arakanese (Rakine State) and the Kachin. There are 135 distinct ethnic groups in Myanmar. Some want independence from Myanmar, while others want to form a democratic federation. With ongoing violence by the junta continuing, some ethnic armies, such as the Shan armed faction, are threatening to involve themselves to defend the democratic movement. Hundreds have been killed in protests in the last weeks.
Today’s rally in Sydney was held on Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day, a day in which military leaders defended the coup.
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