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February 1 marked the start of a coup by the army in Myanmar.

Elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other officials were detained and a state of emergency declared. All communication services were shut down, but that did not stop from people from taking to the streets.

Having lived under military rule for 50 years, many were determined to hold onto the democratic government they had gained in 2011.

On this edition of Talk to Al Jazeera, Dr Sasa, the international envoy for Myanmar’s deposed civilian government, and Tom Andrews, the UN's special rapporteur on Myanmar, talk about what can be done to re-establish democratic rule in the country.

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October 2019 marked the beginning of the largest grassroots protests in Iraq’s modern history.

The so-called October Revolution was driven by young people who came of age in the post-Saddam Hussein era, but whose dreams for a better future did not materialise because of a ruling class they saw as corrupt and beholden to foreign interests.

In this episode of Talk to Al Jazeera: In the Field, correspondent Simona Foltyn follows the journey of Mustafa Makki Kareem, a young Iraqi known as “Joker”, leader of a group of protesters risking it all in pursuit of systemic change in the country.

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Sri Lanka’s civil war lasted nearly 30 years.

Although it ended in 2009, deep wounds are still open.

More than 100,000 people were killed and numerous atrocities and war crimes were committed.

Twelve years on, many say justice has not been served.

A United Nations report warns that "the failure of Sri Lanka to address past violations has significantly heightened the risk of human rights violations being repeated".

Can Sri Lanka ever close the wounds left by years of conflict and human rights violations?

And will justice ever be served?

Sri Lanka’s foreign secretary, Admiral Jayanath Colombage, talks to Al Jazeera.

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President Jovenel Moïse has been accused of illegally extending his time in power. Opposition parties say the Haitian leader should have stepped down last month, but he says he can remain until 2022 after presidential elections are held this year.

The dispute has been running since Moïse was voted into office in 2015 in an election that was later cancelled over allegations of fraud. He was voted in again a year later. Protests have turned violent, and there is no sign of anyone backing down.

So, is Moïse's government legitimate? The foreign minister of Haiti, Claude Joseph, talks to Al Jazeera.

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President Jovenel Moïse has been accused of illegally extending his time in power. Opposition parties say the Haitian leader should have stepped down last month, but he says he can remain until 2022 after presidential elections are held this year.

The dispute has been running since Moïse was voted into office in 2015 in an election that was later cancelled over allegations of fraud. He was voted in again a year later. Protests have turned violent, and there is no sign of anyone backing down.

So, is Moïse's government legitimate? The foreign minister of Haiti, Claude Joseph, talks to Al Jazeera.

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As her country’s top diplomat, Arancha Gonzalez Laya has had to navigate and respond to questions about Spain’s foreign policy on a variety of issues.

Gonzalez Laya’s first official trip of 2021 was to the Gulf region: the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

In Abu Dhabi she conveyed her government’s hopes for a solution to the war in Yemen.

In Riyadh, the foreign minister worked to strengthen Spain’s arms deals with the kingdom.

But are Spanish arms fuelling the war in Yemen?

Spain’s Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya talks to Al Jazeera.

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As her country’s top diplomat, Arancha Gonzalez Laya has had to navigate and respond to questions about Spain’s foreign policy on a variety of issues.

Gonzalez Laya’s first official trip of 2021 was to the Gulf region: the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

In Abu Dhabi she conveyed her government’s hopes for a solution to the war in Yemen.

In Riyadh, the foreign minister worked to strengthen Spain’s arms deals with the kingdom.

But are Spanish arms fuelling the war in Yemen?

Spain’s Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya talks to Al Jazeera.

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After 30 years of chaos and conflict, this was going to be a critical year for Somalia. It was supposed to be the first one-person-one-vote election in 50 years. However, in September, that plan was abandoned and replaced with indirect elections for Parliament in December and for the president on February 8. Neither happened.

Now, the official time in office of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has come on an end. And without political agreement, opposition leaders have declared Farmaajo’s government illegitimate.

So, what is next for Somalia? Will the government remain in office? Or will there be a power vacuum? Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Abdirizak talks to Al Jazeera.

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After 30 years of chaos and conflict, this was going to be a critical year for Somalia. It was supposed to be the first one-person-one-vote election in 50 years. However, in September, that plan was abandoned and replaced with indirect elections for Parliament in December and for the president on February 8. Neither happened.

Now, the official time in office of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has come on an end. And without political agreement, opposition leaders have declared Farmaajo’s government illegitimate.

So, what is next for Somalia? Will the government remain in office? Or will there be a power vacuum? Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Abdirizak talks to Al Jazeera.

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With 55 million articles in more than 300 languages, Wikipedia attracts 1.7 billion visitors every month.

The freely editable content project is supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. As of 2020, the foundation employs more than 300 people and has annual revenues of more than $100m.

But at a time when truth is under assault like never before, what role does Wikipedia play in the media ecosystem? What steps is it taking to counter misinformation? And when it comes to hate speech online - should technology giants and social media platforms be the ones to moderate that?

We speak to Katherine Maher, the CEO of Wikimedia.

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