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Protests rock Myanmar for fifth day, West condemns security response

Protests rock Myanmar for fifth day, West condemns security response

  • Protesters took to the streets of Myanmar for a fifth day on Wednesday, vowing to keep up demonstrations against last week’s military coup even after a woman was shot and critically wounded during clashes the previous day.
  • Thousands of people joined demonstrations in the main city of Yangon. In the capital, Naypyitaw, hundreds of government workers marched in support of a growing civil disobedience campaign.
Published 10 Feb, 2021 04:54pm
Monks, nurses join nationwide protests against Myanmar coup
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Monks, nurses join nationwide protests against Myanmar coup

  • Police turned water cannon on protesters in Myanmar’s capital on Monday as tens of thousands of people joined a third day of nationwide demonstrations against the military’s removal of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago.
  • Calls to join protests and to back a campaign of civil disobedience have grown louder and more organised since last Monday’s coup, which drew widespread international condemnation.
Published 08 Feb, 2021 02:05pm
U.N. Security Council demands Myanmar coup leaders free Suu Kyi as U.S. weighs sanctions
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U.N. Security Council demands Myanmar coup leaders free Suu Kyi as U.S. weighs sanctions

  • The United Nations Security Council called for the release of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained by the military as diplomatic and financial pressure grew on the generals who seized power this week to restore democracy.
  • U.S. President Joe Biden said the military should step down as the administration considered slapping sanctions on the generals responsible for Monday’s coup in the Southeast Asian country.
Published 05 Feb, 2021 02:20pm
Myanmar police file charges against Aung San Suu Kyi after coup
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Myanmar police file charges against Aung San Suu Kyi after coup

  • Myanmar police have filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment, detaining her till February 15 for further investigation.
  • The takeover cut short Myanmar’s long transition to democracy and drew condemnation from the United States and other Western countries.
Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:50pm
Aung San Suu Kyi loyalist says learned her health is good
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Aung San Suu Kyi loyalist says learned her health is good

  • There is no plan to move Daw Aung San Su Kyi and Doctor Myo Aung. It's learned that they are in good health.
  • He also posted that NLD members of parliament detained during the coup were being allowed to leave the quarters where they had been held.
Published 02 Feb, 2021 06:09pm
Suu Kyi's party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip
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Suu Kyi's party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip

  • The party of Myanmar’s detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Tuesday for her immediate release and for the junta to recognise her victory in November elections, a day after a military coup sparked global outrage.
  • The United States threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar’s generals after they seized power and arrested Suu Kyi and dozens of her allies in dawn raids on Monday.
Published 02 Feb, 2021 03:16pm