Pope Francis expresses his solidarity with the people of Myanmar
Pope Francis, Pope of the Vatican and Head of the Catholic Church, expressed his solidarity with the people of Myanmar, saying: "I pray that the responsible people in the country place themselves with sincere readiness to serve the common good."
The Pope said in a tweet through his official account on Twitter: "I wish to reaffirm my spiritual closeness, my prayers and solidarity with the people of Myanmar, and I pray that the responsible people in the country place themselves with sincere readiness in the service of the common good."
In a related context, gunfire was heard during an attempt by security forces in Myanmar to suppress a protest demonstration southeast of Yangon, according to media sources.
On Saturday, the Myanmar government ordered the suspension of wireless and terrestrial internet services throughout the country until further notice, with some riots and clashes during large demonstrations against the ruling.
The Myanmar government also banned the "Twitter" and "Instagram" applications for social communication, today, Saturday, 3 days after the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Myanmar issued orders to all mobile phone companies, networks and the Internet to block the social networking site "Facebook".
The Japanese "Nikkei Asia" news agency said on its website that civil society organizations issued a statement on Saturday urging the companies concerned to ignore the new government's orders under the pretext that they are illegal.
The agency stated that the Myanmar government targeted the Internet and social media after the protest marches in the country were magnified after many people responded to calls on social media to join the demonstrations all over Myanmar.
The agency indicated that, based on data from international Internet monitoring companies, the Internet connection service in Myanmar lost 50% of its capacity after government orders to stop electronic services and social media, and the agency noted that there are reports about the Myanmar army resorting to China to obtain technical support in These decisions.
