Myanmar's military government releases thousands of prisoners to mark a Buddhist holiday, just days after airstrikes targeting rebels killed civilians in the country's north-west.
Mon Zin is a member of CRPH/NUG, an Australian support group advocating for the rights of people within Myanmar. She said the Australian government hasn't done nearly enough to pressure the junta.
In a Sydney demonstration following the air strike, Ms Zin said the organisation called upon the Australian government to impose"We want the Australian Government to consistently and continually fine whatever Australian businesses and investments that are flowing into the Myanmar military junta, which are essentially giving them the funds to commit these kinds of atrocities," she said.
The junta has also detained other senior members of her civilian government the military overthrew in the 2021 coup.
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