Six months ago, Myanmar was plunged into chaos when its military took power in a coup.
It locked up civilian leaders and promised to hold on to power only for a year.
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But senior general Min Aung Hlaing has now extended a state of emergency until August 2023.
He says he will hold multiparty elections, but did not give any other details.
The coup triggered mass protests, which the military quashed with a violent crackdown.
Is there a way out of the crisis?
And what’s the role of the international community, six months on?
Presenter: Peter Dobbie
Guests:
Dr Sasa – Spokesman of the National Unity Government of Myanmar, formed after the coup by members of the deposed civilian government
John Packer – Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa
Maung Zarni – Human rights activist