Germany and Spain have also recommended that their citizens leave Myanmar “as soon as possible”

The German and Spanish governments have advised their citizens to leave Myanmar as soon as possible in the face of escalating military violence against the protests. and the escalation of conflict with ethnic minorities.

“A further escalation of violence by the security forces cannot be ruled out and it is unpredictable how the situation will evolve.”Germany’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

So they asked German citizens leave the country “as soon as possible” as long as commercial flights remain available. They also highly recommended avoid all kinds of concentrations and demonstrations.

For its part, the Spanish Foreign Ministry has advised citizens in Myanmar toleave the country “as soon as possible, using available flights”.

More than 500 civilians have died, at least 100 over the past weekend, due to the crackdown on pro-democracy protests by police and soldiers since the February 1 coup., according to data from the Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners of Burma (AAPP).

“It is expected that in the days and weeks to come, episodes of violence will continue to escalate significantly in the main cities of the country, and in particular in Yangon (Rangoon)”, records the recommendation of the Spanish ministry.

Other countries of the European Union such as Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Austria and Ireland, As United States, United Kingdom and Australia, also recommended their citizens to leave Myanmar.

From videos and testimonials, security forces killed protesters and others in their homes, including children, while taking more than 2,600 political prisoners, including the fallen leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi.

However, demonstrators from the civil disobedience movement take to the streets daily to protest against the military junta.

The involvement of ethnic guerrillas in the protest movement against the plank scares the escalation of violence and even the spread throughout the territory of the civil war that various armed groups have been waging against the army for decades.

Burmese military bombarded civilians in areas controlled by Karen guerrillas along the border with Thailand, which has displaced thousands of people, while the conflict with the guerrillas of the Kachin minority has also intensified.

(With information from EFE)

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