ミャンマー治安側は戦闘時の手法を取るのをやめるべきだ―と

　そのような記事。3月12日付け。

BBC Myanmar coup: The 'battle tactics' used in crackdowns on protests 12 Mar 2021 By Joshua Cheetham

　警官が一人の男をつれている―と、警官が突如この男を背後から銃撃し、蹴り飛ばした―などと。

「On a busy street in Yangon, police are escorting a man as gunfire crackles in the background.

The man appears to be in custody and is showing no resistance - then suddenly an officer shoots him from behind, kicking him as he lies on the ground.

The incident, captured on video, is one of dozens that have been reported since a military coup in Myanmar on 1 February brought protesters onto the streets.」

　そんなビデオが撮影されているという。群衆にかまわず銃撃するのもたいがいだが、こんな処刑スタイル的な殺し方もいけない。というか、はっきりと殺意をもってやるだけ、重みがあるように思う。

「But the military, or Tatmadaw, insists that security forces have acted with restraint against "riotous protesters" who they accuse of attacking police.」

　インターネットを制限しているのは当初から。

BBC Myanmar coup: How the military disrupted the internet 4 Feb 2021 By Christopher Giles

「"Army cut off the state media TV and radios, local phone line and internet getting disabled across the country," tweeted Burmese Reuters journalist Wa Lone.」ここで言及されたWa Lone氏は、Arakanの件でおとり捜査に引っかかって収監されていた人物。まあ、さしあたり、元気に活動しているようで結構。

「Some users are managing to circumvent the ban by using VPNs, which encrypt an internet connection so its location is not identifiable.」

「Users in the country are rushing to download VPN apps to allow them to do this.

There has been a 4,300% increase in the demand for VPN, according to Top10VPN.com, which conducts research on these services.」