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The Democracy Movement Strike Committee-Dawei in Tanintharyi Region’s Long Lone Township organized a protest against the Myanmar junta by celebrating the 79th birthday of detained Myanmar leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo from the X post of The Irrawaddy, a content partner of Global Voices. “Flower Strikes,” community protests, and solidarity actions were held on June 19 across Myanmar to push for the release of detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and over 20,000 political prisoners. Suu Kyi celebrated her 79th birthday under the custody of the military junta which grabbed power in Febru…