IN THE PRESS – February 8, 2021: We look at press coverage of the largest protests to hit Myanmar in over a decade. We also take a look at the increasingly fragile situation in Haiti following a failed coup attempt...
Thousands join third day of anti-coup protests across Myanmar
Thousands of people joined anti-#coup #protests across #Myanmar on Monday as workers went on a nationwide strike, demanding the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the return of democracy.
India glacier burst: Rescuers search for survivors | DW News
Efforts to rescue 37 workers trapped in a tunnel got underway at the break of dawn on Monday. At least 18 people have died and up to 200 remain missing after a violent glacier surge in northern India.
Tens of thousands protest against coup in Myanmar
“We don’t want military dictatorship. We want democracy.” Tens of thousands of people rally across Myanmar to denounce last week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Haiti’s president alleges coup plot amid term end dispute
Haitian authorities said Sunday they had foiled an attempt to murder President Jovenel Moise and overthrow the government, as a dispute rages over when his term ends.