kyaw zwar minn was told he was no longer the representative of myanmar, and locked out of the embassy. all staff were asked to leave, and police were called to stop them re—entering the embassy. mark lobel reports. locked out of the embassy he headed, kyaw zwar minn claims there has been a mini coup on the streets of london. they occupied my building. you know, i'm the ambassador of myanmar. and have you asked the foreign secretary, dominic raab, about this situation? yeah, we are waiting for their inspection. ambassador here since 2014, kyaw zwar minn won praise from britain's foreign secretary by calling for the release of myanmar�*s democratically elected leader, aung san suu kyi, who appointed him, and for restraint. a more moderate call to arms than myanmar�*s former ambassador to the un's plea for the army to be removed from power, but also one falling on deaf ears. this ostensibly his punishment for speaking out and perhaps a warning to others around the world. police were called following protests outside the embassy following reports is military attache had locked the a

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kyaw zwar minn said staff were asked to leave the building by myanmar�*s military attache and he was told he was no longer the country's representative. myanmar�*s military seized power in a coup on february the first, sparking weeks of protests and escalating violence. mark lobel reports. locked out of the embassy he headed, kyaw zwar minn claims there has been a mini coup on the streets of london. they occupied my building. you know, i'm the ambassador of myanmar. and have you asked the foreign secretary, dominic raab, about this situation? yeah, we are waiting for their inspection. ambassador here since 2014, kyaw zwar minn won praise from britain's foreign secretary by calling for the release of myanmar�*s democratically elected leader, aung san suu kyi, who appointed him, and for restraint. a more moderate call to arms than myanmar�*s former ambassador to the un's plea for the army to be removed from power, but also one falling on deaf ears. this ostensibly his punishment for speaking out and perhaps a warning to others around the world. police were called following protes

this is kyaw zwar minn. as far as he was concerned, he was myanmar�*s ambassador to britain but last night he was locked out of his embassy by his deputy in the military attache. they occupy my building. the picture on the back of his car explains why. last month he criticised the coup and called for the elected leader, aung san suu kyi, to be released and reinstated. the ambassador was summoned home, but he refused. after a night in his car, the ambassador was still there this morning and, through a spokesman, said he was looking for support from the british government and urged them not to work with the diplomats inside. he is trying to walk in the middle ground, but there is no doubt which is the right side. the military have killed nearly 600 people, including a8 children. in a tweet, the foreign secretary dominic raab did voice his support. are you still the ambassador? yes, of course. but a foreign office spokesman said it had been formally notified by the myanmar authorities that the position of the

kyaw zwar minn, who opposed february's military takeover in myanmar, says he's been the victim of a kind of coup in the middle of london. indirect talks between washington and tehran have continued in vienna. the us state department has said america is prepared to remove sanctions on iran, in order to resume compliance with the 2015 iran nuclear deal. president trump pulled the us out of the agreement in 2018. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. if afghanistan is to find a way out of seemingly never—ending war, the next few weeks will be critically important. the biden administration is pressing the afghan government and the taliban to accept a transition plan based on a ceasefire and power sharing. it's a tough sell, given the taliban has intensified its military campaign in recent months. but what is the alternative? my guest is afghanistan's combative first vice president, amrullah saleh. is the afghan peace process running out of road? first, vice president amrullah saleh in kabul, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. good to be w

this is kyaw zwar minn. as far as he was concerned, he was myanmar�*s ambassador to britain but last night he was locked out of his embassy by his deputy in the military attache. they occupy my building. the picture on the back of his car explains why. last month he criticised the coup and called for the elected leader, aung san suu kyi, to be released and reinstated. the ambassador was summoned home, but he refused. after a night in his car, the ambassador was still there this morning and, through a spokesman, said he was looking for support from the british government and urged them not to work with the diplomats inside. he is trying to walk in the middle ground, but there is no doubt which is the right side. the military have killed nearly 600 people, including 48 children. in a tweet, the foreign secretary dominic raab did voice his support. are you still the ambassador? yes, of course. but a foreign office spokesman said it had been formally notified by the myanmar authorities that the position of the

zwar minn, who opposed february's military takeover in myanmar, says he's been the victim of a kind of coup in the middle of london. indirect talks between washington and tehran have continued in vienna. the us state department has said america is prepared to remove sanctions on iran, in order to resume compliance with the 2015 iran nuclear deal. president trump pulled the us out of the agreement in 2018. now on bbc news — click. this week — need a new career? this is where the jobs are. the new smart city in the desert. and the robots that can build more robots. what could possibly go wrong? welcome to click. it was exactly one year ago that i stood on this beach, looked into that camera and said some pretty improbable—sounding things. first of all, click had been on airfor 20 years. secondly, the world was going into lockdown. and, thirdly, because of that, we didn't know whether we were going to be able to continue making the programme. and then, of course, the next week, wejust forgot to stop. and now, 12 months on, the vaccines are offering us a way out and that is thanks

kyaw zwar minn, who opposed the military takeover in his country in february, described it as a kind of coup in the middle of london. in minneapolis, at the murder trial of derek chauvin the prosecution has reversed part of its evidence over the words uttered by george floyd. after initially accepting mr floyd had said, "i ate too many drugs." they now believe he actually said, "i ain't done no drugs." it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone 1:30am. now on bbc news, felicity baker, who has a stammer, reveals what it is like to live with the condition. among those she talks to is michael palin, whose father stammered but never spoke about it. 0k. i've worked for bbc news for ten years as a producer, always behind the scenes, finding guests, setting up stories. i wondered if you had someone that might be available for an interview? but recently, during a chance conversation with the presenter sophie raworth, i revealed my secret. i have a stammer. hello. i'm calling from the bbc. i've spent my whole life trying to hide it. now, i'm discovering that i'm not alone, and i'm not the o

kyaw zwar minn was told he was no longer the representative of myanmar, and locked out of the embassy. all staff were asked to leave, and police were called to stop them re—entering the embassy. the ambassador had previously called for the release of aung san suu kyi. lawyers representing myanmar�*s ousted civilian government have submitted evidence to the united nations that accuses the military of carrying out extrajudicial killings and torture since it took power in february. they say they have received hundreds of thousands of pieces of evidence, including on the deaths of prisoners in custody and the disproportionate use of force against peaceful protesters. robert volterra is a partner at the firm representing myanmar�*s civilian government, who has been gathering the evidence and presenting it to the un questions we discussed. can you just talk us through what this document, what your documents contain? certainly. well, they contain _ your documents contain? certainly. well, they contain very _ your documents contain? certainly. well, they contain very sad - your document

kyaw zwar minn was told he was no longer the representative of myanmar, and locked out of the embassy. all staff were asked to leave, and police were called to stop them re—entering the embassy. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is at the embassy in central london. what has been going on? the ambassador _ what has been going on? the ambassador is _ what has been going on? tue: ambassador is still here, what has been going on? ti2 ambassador is still here, sitting in his carjust along the way. he has tried to enter the embassy a couple of times this evening without success, he says he has been locked out by the military attach a and the military has in effect taken over the embassy. he has been critical of the embassy. he has been critical of the myanmar military in the lusty weeks, not quite as critical as the country's ambassador to the un who called on the international community to defeat the coup, but the ambassador he has called for the release of aung san suu kyi and has called for the military to operate restraints. there is a stand—off, the police are here, they have

kyaw zwar minn was told he was no longer the representative of myanmar, and locked out of the embassy. all staff were asked to leave, and police were called to stop them re—entering the embassy. the ambassador had previously called for the release of aung san suu kyi. lawyers representing myanmar�*s ousted civilian government have submitted evidence to the united nations that accuses the military of carrying out extrajudicial killings and torture since it took power in february. they say they have received hundreds of thousands of pieces of evidence, including on the deaths of prisoners in custody and the disproportionate use of force against peaceful protesters. robert volterra is a partner at the firm representing myanmar�*s civilian government. i asked him what these documents contain. they contain very sad evidence of terrible, awful armed attacks on innocent civilians. it's quite breathtaking in the zist it's quite breathtaking in the 21st century. this archive has been collected by the parliamentary committee that is the civilian government and represents the state of myan

kyaw zwar minn was locked out last night, saying the building in london had been taken over by the burmese military. but the foreign office said it had to accept the decision by the generals to remove the ambassador after he criticised the coup. as elections to the scottish parliament draw closer, young people across the country are considering which party they'll back on may the 6th. 16 and 17—year—olds are eligible to vote, and as our scotland editor sarah smith found, they're eager to hear bold ideas on education and climate change. they're also hoping to see more diversity in scottish politics. over 100,000 young people, like paisley art student 17—year—old isla, will be voting for the first time next month. like most of their age group, they support independence for scotland and want more political focus on the environment. you need to get young people on your side so, number one, they don't lose interest in politics. and, number two, if you have a young person on your side, they have the probable pattern that they'll continuously vote for you. you know, who wouldn't want that

kyaw zwar minn has spent the night in his car outside, saying he's been denied entry. he said he was told he was no longer his country's representative. myanmar�*s military seized power in a coup on february 1st, triggering weeks of protests and escalating violence. in the last few minutes, a spokesman for the ambassador read a statement outside the embassy — urging the uk to take a strong stand against myanmar�*s military council. due to his announcement in march that the military regime, he stopped following instructions from the myanmar foreign ministry. he has been dealing with many problems in our community because of the current situation in myanmar, and hopes to find a peaceful solution. due to his stand the myanmar embassy in london has been seen by the military attache yesterday. there was a coup in myanmar, and now a similar situation in central london, same situation in central london, same situation in central london. it is disrespectful not only to the people of myanmar back to all of the society in the uk. now the myanmar embassy was taken over sinc

kyaw zwar minn said he was stopped from entering the building in mayfair by two of his colleagues. mark lobel reports. locked out of the embassy he headed, kyaw zwar minn claims there has been a mini coup on the streets of london. they occupied my building. you know, i'm the ambassador of myanmar. and have you asked the foreign secretary, dominic raab, about this situation? yeah, we are waiting for their inspection. ambassador here since 2014, kyaw zwar minn won praise from britain's foreign secretary by calling for the release of myanmar�*s democratically elected leader, aung san suu kyi, who appointed him, and for restraint. a more moderate call to arms than myanmar�*s former ambassador to the un's plea for the army to be removed from power, but also one falling on deaf ears. this ostensibly his punishment for speaking out and perhaps a warning to others around the world. police were called following protests outside the embassy after reports its military attache had locked the ambassador and staff out of the building. it's the latest act by myanmar�*s ruthless military sin

kyaw zwar minn has spent the night in his car — saying he was told he was no longer myanmar�*s representative. myanmar�*s military seized power in a coup on february the 1, in a coup on february 1st, triggering weeks of protests and escalating violence. a community leader, speaking earlier on behalf of the ambassador, said that he had stopped following the orders of the myanmar foreign ministry in march. he has been meeting many diplomatic counterparts and myanmar communities to discuss the current situation in myanmar to find a peaceful solution. due to his stand the myanmar embassy in london has been seized by the military attache yesterday evening, the ambassador has been locked out since then. there was a coup in myanmar in february. now a similar situation in central london. the bbc�*s charlotte wright has more on this morning's events from outside the myanmar embassy in central london. it was quite an extraordinary turn of events. when i turned up here this morning i knocked on the window of the car for the ambassador, the former ambassador we should say, kyaw zwar minn, and he conf