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Mass protests and acts of civil disobedience have been seen across Myanmar since the military seized power on 1 February. Protesters have been calling for an end to military rule and the release of the country's elected government leaders - including Aung San Suu Kyi - who were overthrown and detained in the coup. The coup and the violent suppression of protests that followed have led to international condemnation, which Myanmar's military has so far ignored.

The military fired the country’s ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, on Saturday 27 February, a day after he made an emotional plea to the UN General Assembly in New York pleading for international help in restoring democracy.

He says that other colleagues from the diplomatic community have already joined the CDM - the Civil Disobediance Movement. Kyaw Moe Tun says he still sees himself as a representative of Myanmar to the UN.

"The people of Myanmar are solidly united behind Aun San Suu Kyi."

Photo: Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations Kyaw Moe Tun holds up three fingers at the end of his speech in New York, 26 February 2021 Credit: Reuters

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