The death toll since the beginning of the anti-coup protests in Burma is close to 600 people: this was reported by the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners (Aapp). According to the non-profit organization for the defense of human rights, which is based in Thailand, 12 people were killed on April 7, while another five who had lost their lives in recent days but had not been counted were added. to the total: the new figures bring the total number of victims to 598. Currently, moreover, 2,847 people are in prison.
Also yesterday, in the meantime, the Burmese ambassador to Great Britain, Kyaw Zwar Minn, denounced the occupation of the diplomatic office in the heart of London by soldiers from his country: “When I left, the soldiers broke into the interior of the embassy and took it. They said they received instructions from the capital, so they won’t let me in ”. The diplomat, who has repeatedly requested the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and condemned the coup, spent the night in the car.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the Resolution proposed by President Piero Fassino on the Asian crisis: the text commits the government “to support the initiatives taken by the United Nations and the European Union, also seeking a joint action with Asian countries to stop the repression in Myanmar, for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and the thousands of people arrested and to promote the return to a democratic system “.
A position taken in the same hours in which Amnesty International denounced the presence of Italian bullets in the country. “Made in Italy bullet shells have been found and for a few days we have been wondering why on the scene of repression there are bullet shells produced by a Livorno-based company. We did some research with our partners “and” more or less the supply chain was rebuilt, with a triangulation that should have centered on Turkey – the recipient of this ammunition by the Italian company – which would then subsequently have supplied these ammunition to the armed forces of Burma “said Riccardo Noury, spokesperson for Amnesty International Italia, during the press conference to present the organization’s 2020-2021 Report, who then added:” International standards on the matter speak very clearly, companies that export and governments that authorize exports have a responsibility to understand where their supplies go. And from this point of view we continue to ask the Cheddite company in Livorno and the Italian government to provide information ”.