‘Pained to See Mother of Democracy Host Century's Worst Dictator’: Myanmar Refugees in India |
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New Delhi: With the Delhi police detaining and preventing Myanmar refugees from protesting Burmese president and former junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to India, an organiser of yesterday’s foiled protests said that the community is “deeply pained to see the mother of democracy welcome the 21st century’s worst dictator”.
Myanmar refugees and their supporters said the police detained them as they gathered in the city’s Janakpuri and Vikaspuri neighbourhoods, preventing them from travelling to Jantar Mantar Road to carry out a demonstration against Ming Aung Hlaing and his regime, which the UN’s special rapporteur and human rights defenders note is responsible for carrying out atrocities against Burmese civilians.
Two people were detained and released on Friday night, they said, adding that the police said they would try to give........