Urge your senators to support the people of Myanmar by co-sponsoring the S.Res 105! The resolution emphasizes on the severe need for targeted sanctions on the military as well as the call for business sponsors to suspend their direct and/or indirect support for the military junta.

On February 1, 2021, the Tatmadaw (military) of Myanmar staged a coup, detaining key leaders of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party. This was immediately followed by the Tatmadaw censoring the press, shutting down the Internet, closing banks, cutting off global communication, and announcing a state of emergency. As it stands, our Burmese brothers and sisters suffer in silence, unlawfully thrust under the rule of a dangerous dictatorship that opposes the will of the people. As of February 15, the peaceful protestors in Myanmar have been met with coordinated, violent attacks by the Tatmadaw: arresting civilians, releasing armed and drugged prisoners to attack protesters, setting neighborhoods on fire, poisoning water supplies, and other acts of terror intended to quash the democratic spirit. The coup is the Tatmadaw’s retaliation of the 2020 general election in which the NLD amassed nearly 60% of the people’s votes; the Tatmadaw denounced the results, citing unsubstantiated acts of “fraud.” The people of Myanmar now stand in bleak uncertainty of what is to come, reminded of the bloody 1988 Uprising: student-organized national protests demanding democratic rule met with militant violence and thousands of casualties.