The Acting President of the National Unity Government, H.E. Duwa Lashi La, attends the cabinet meeting and declares that China's pressure cannot be ignored, the National Unity Government condemns the public hospital bombing in Falam Township, Chin state and the International Criminal Court-ICC's application for an arrest warrant against Junta Leader Min Aung Hlaing is ranked as the world's top news by major international news outlets.
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1. The Acting President of the National Unity Government, H.E. Duwa Lashi La, attended the cabinet meeting on November 27th and stated that China's pressure cannot be ignored. In the current situation, the National Unity Government is under unexpected military-political pressure from the weak forces that are directly connected to the National Unity Government and the political-military. It can be said that it is the result of China's foreign policy. We cannot ignore them. This is to be viewed as a strategic change, and we should consider how to minimize the negative effects of our revolution. Under pressure from the Chinese government, ethnic revolutionary forces are finding it difficult to continue revolutionary activities. Politically and militarily, China dependency dominates both current and previous revolutionary movements. The military junta also has an impact on this China dependency situation. We cannot reject or ignore this.
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2. The National Unity Government issued a statement on November 28th, condemning the military junta's purposeful airstrike bombardment of the public hospital in Lum Thae Village, Falam Township, Chin State. The military junta's targeted attacks on hospitals and health facilities violated the UN Security Council resolutions, the Geneva Convention, and international human rights standards. According to the statement, the bombardment killed 7 locals, including 2 health workers, and injured four others critically. The bombing caused the village hospital building and many houses to burn down. The NUG will continue to take legal action against the military junta and seek justice for the killings of civilians, health workers, and revolutionary forces. The NUG urged people collaborating with the military junta to stop their activities. The National Unity Government's Ministry of Health sent its condolences to the families of the deceased health workers as well as the local people. NUG has also emphasized the importance of the international community standing up for Myanmar's people and taking strong action against the military junta. The NUG has pledged to continue fighting together all ethnic communities until Myanmar's military dictatorship comes to an end and a federal democratic union emerges.
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3. The 125-member International Criminal Court-ICC's application for an arrest warrant against Junta Leader Min Aung Hlaing has been cited as the world's top news by major international news outlets. The International Criminal Court's Attorney General, Karim A.A., has issued an arrest warrant for junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, who has been sentenced of crimes against humanity to the Rohingya in Rakhine State. The New York Times newspaper has also published analysis articles about the kind of person Min Aung Hlaing is, who is about to be arrested by the ICC. Similarly, the famous news outlets such as CNN, Reuters, AP, AFP, BBC, the Guardian and AL JAZEERA have widely reported that Min Aung Hlaing and the military junta committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya. Igor Blazevic, a well-known journalist who is regarded as the world's leading news source, has been accused of murdering Min Aung Hlaing. Following the mass killing of Rohingya in Rakhine State, the ICC court ruled that Min Aung Hlaing was responsible for pushing the Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh. The ICC court announced that it has received complete evidence of the military's actions. Also, Burma Campaign for the UK, some international organizations, like Human Rights Watch, welcome the ICC Court's statement and urge the ICC's 125 member countries to cooperate and support the Court's efforts.
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4. The Union Minister for the Ministry of Women, Youths, and Children Affairs of the National Unity Government, Naw Susanna Hla Hla Soe, stated on November 25th, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, that the military junta had committed more than 150 cases of sexual harassment and violence against women and girls. It has been almost 4 years since the Spring Revolution began. The Ministry has systematically recorded these cases and sent them to the United Nations for action. We cannot ignore these crimes. The Ministry is attempting to take appropriate action not only against the terrorist military junta but also against members of the revolution forces who have committed crimes against people, said the Union Minister. The Union Minister has also extended an invitation to participate in the Profile Frame campaign, which aims to stop violence against women in a number of ways.
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5. According to reports, political prisoners were subjected to severe abuse, including head injuries, at the Hinthata prison in Ayeyarwaddy Region. Political prisoners were reportedly tortured in Hinthata Prison on the night of November 11th for refusing to change their positions. This case was reported by a family member of a political prisoner in prison. During the incident, the prison authorities beat, handcuffed, and prevented the political prisoners from moving their hands or drinking water. They were wrapped in a cloth around their necks and dragged from behind the bars, hitting the brick walls with their heads. They were repeatedly shot by a catapult until they were bleeding. They were not given medical treatment. The perpetrator is believed to be prison officer Aung Kyaw Myint, who used to come in and beat political prisoners whenever he was drunk.
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