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Dr Sasa: Does Myanmar have a democratic future?

Dr Sasa: Does Myanmar have a democratic future?

The Interview vor 5 Jahren

Why has Myanmar's transition to democracy gone so wrong?

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Dr Sasa has a remarkable life story, which has taken him from a
remote mountain village in western Myanmar to a place in the
international media spotlight as a key spokesman for the
political movement intent on reversing February’s military coup.
He is from the Chin people - one of many minorities to have
suffered long-term discrimination and persecution in Myanmar, or
Burma as it was. He was the first child in his village to go to
high school. He went on to train as a doctor and has devoted much
of his life to improving medical and educational opportunities
for the Chin people. For the past decade he’s been an activist in
the National League for Democracy. He was with party leader and
national figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi just hours before the
generals mounted their coup on February 1. She was detained,
along with many members of Myanmar’s Government and parliament.
Dr Sasa managed to flee to a neighbouring, but undisclosed
country. He’s since been appointed as UN representative of the
Committee representing the ousted parliament, and is a leading
voice in the pro-democracy movement. But with the military
continuing to use lethal force against street protests what
options do the opponents of the coup really have?