Australia Issues Further Sanctions on Businesses, Banks Linked to Burma Junta

‘We will continue to use every lever at our disposal to press the regime for the cessation of violence,’ Penny Wong said.

A protester holds a sign with an iamge of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they prepare to face off against security forces during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on March 5, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Australia has imposed additional sanctions on five entities linked to Burma’s military junta in an effort to protect civilians from further atrocities.

The announcement by Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Feb. 1 marks the third anniversary of the military coup in Burma (also known as Myanmar).