A Coup and then Protests as Myanmar Slider Deeper into Crisis

Published: March 4, 2021, 3:30 a.m.

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On February 1st, the Burmese military mounted a coup, deposing and detaining the civilian leadership of the country. The military arrested the de-facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other key members of her ruling party.\\xa0

This coup is a major setback for Myanmar\'s transition to democracy and a key foreign policy challenge for the new Biden administration.\\xa0

Why was there a coup in Myanmar and what happens next?\\xa0

Guest:\\xa0 John Sifton, Asia Advocacy Director Human Rights Watch.

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