TOn Monday, the US imposed new sanctions on the senior leaders of Myanmar’s military junta-the prison of Aung San Sau Kyi, the leader of the country’s democratically elected government.
The United States, attended by the UK and Canada, announced sanctions on the authorities who helped prosecute Aung San Sau Kyi, President of the National Democracy League. The Nobel Peace Prize owner was arrested in the coup of February 1, 2021. The Myanmar courts sentenced him to a total of six years in prison as of January 10 – but faced additional accusations.
Washington also, Kyaw Thaung FamilyWho is New York Times He has strong ties with the reported Myanmar army and helped to provide equipment. The sanctions also targeted a Myanmar state institution responsible for supplying weapons to the army known as TatadaW.
However, activists and Myanmar observers say that the targeted sanctions will do very little to deter them a ruthless regime, which is increasingly isolated from the West and decisively to resist its administration with violent pressure. According to the Human Rights Group Political Prisoners Association, more than 1,500 people have been killed in meetings with junta throughout the country.
“It is fair to say that the West has been very little in Myanmar both politically and since the coup in Myanmar, Jo He says, John Nielsen, the senior analyst of the Danish International Research Institute and former Ambassador of Myanmar.
Pro -democracy protesters have long called for ways to cut Junta’s income flows. And since last year’s coup, a few Western companies, including energy giants Totalenenergies France and Knight The US was promised to do business from Myanmar due to violations of human rights in the country.
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Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and other members of Tatadaw were already sanctioned by the United States and other nations. Human Rights Monitoring Organization He called on the United Nations Security Council to implement a legally binding global arms embargo on Myanmar.
However, in addition to punishing measures, Birmanya says that the international community should work to protect people who suffered under the rule of Cunta. Maung Zarni, a London -based birmanian activist and scientist, said that neighboring states should open the borders of Birmanlı refugees who escaped from Tatmadaw.
They are also careful about dialogue with military leaders in favor of neighboring countries, including some members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Nay San Lwin, the founding partner of the Free Rohingya Coalition, a global network of Rohingya activists and allies, says that many of these birman protesters think that such interviews will only strengthen the coup leader’s legitimacy.
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But not everyone leaves Tatdaw. Russia was criticized for warming Myanmar after Myanmar, Keep selling weapons and participating officials Junta -led activities. China also has ongoing relations with Myanmar, but it took a more indecisive stance: “To restart the democratic process“In the Southeast Asian country, while interacting with both Tatadaw and Ethnic Armed Forces.” The main objectives of China in Myanmar are to ensure stability at the borders and to reach the Indian Ocean through an economic corridor from Kunming to Rakhine. They will work with any side in the conflict to achieve these goals – and what they do in this core, Nie says Nielsen.
Jason Tower, Director of Myanmar at the United States Peace Institute, says that companies closely compatible with junta operate in neighboring states, he says that there should be a regional approach to the crisis. If the US and allies can convince Myanmar’s neighbors, including Thailand and India, they can convince them to destroy these companies, it may have a dramatic effect on cash flowing to military leaders.
However, such an action window may be closing. Cambodia took over the ASEAN presidency in 2022 and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen – Friend of Democracy –Myanmar coup gave a conditional invitation to the leader. Last year, nine countries Myanmar banned Junta’s representative from attending the meetings.
Many activists say that they will not be able to rely on international society to support the reasons for restoring a democratic government in Myanmar. They believe in the long -standing ethnic minority militias with Tatadaw, a group of Myanmar’s exiled shadow government and pro -democracy protesters. “If we want to be free, we should fight for ourselves, Zar says Zarni.
