The UN has told Myanmar’s military rulers that the right of peaceful assembly must fully be respected.
The UN Special Envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener in a telephone call with the junta’s deputy head Soe, Win warned that any form of heavy handed response is likely to have severe consequences.
The special envoy stressed that internet blackouts “undermine core democratic principles.
Access to the internet in Myanmar was restored on Tuesday morning after it had been cut off for a second night.
The junta has been regularly blocking the web to try to stifle dissent since the 1 February coup.