Making a statement: Protesters making the three-finger salute and holding posters of Suu Kyi to mark her birthday as they take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon. — AFP
The United Nations General Assembly called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect the November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The General Assembly adopted a resolution with the support of 119 countries several months after the military overthrew Suu Kyi’s elected government in a Feb 1 coup.
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