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Myanmar protesters wear flowers to mark Suu Kyi's birthday
AFP, Published on 19/06/2021
» YANGON - Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar donned flowers in their hair Saturday to mark the birthday of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest and is due to face court again next week.
Doctors Without Borders ordered to stop work in Myanmar city
AFP, Published on 09/06/2021
» An international medical charity warned Wednesday of "life-threatening" consequences for thousands of HIV and tuberculosis patients in Myanmar after it was ordered by the junta to stop work in a southern city.
Flash mobs hit streets of Yangon
AFP, Published on 01/05/2021
» YANGON: Explosions blasted off throughout Myanmar's largest city on Saturday as protesters held flash marches for democracy, defying a brutal junta that has held onto power for three blood-drenched months.
Myanmar protesters throw red paint on streets as death toll mounts
AFP, Published on 14/04/2021
» YANGON: Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar sloshed red paint in the streets on Wednesday, symbolising the blood spilled and more than 700 lives lost in the brutal military crackdown.
Protesters defy Myanmar junta's campaign of fear
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» YANGON: Protesters took to the streets across Myanmar again on Saturday, defying the junta which has increasingly sought to crush the uprising with a campaign of violence and fear.
City a battle zone as Myanmar junta enforces martial law
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» YANGON: Plumes of smoke rose above a part of Myanmar's biggest city that has turned into a battle zone, with burning barricades and security forces firing at unarmed anti-coup protesters to enforce martial law on Wednesday.
Fresh bloodshed in Myanmar as UN set to meet on crisis
AFP, Published on 05/03/2021
» YANGON: A protester was shot dead in Myanmar on Friday in the latest round of bloodletting at anti-coup demonstrations, as the UN Security Council prepared to meet on the escalating crisis.
6 dead as Myanmar junta intensifies crackdown on anti-coup protests
AFP, Published on 28/02/2021
» Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six protesters Sunday in the bloodiest action so far to smother opposition to the military coup four weeks ago.
Myanmar forces disperse rallies with 3 reported dead
AFP, Published on 28/02/2021
» YANGON: Myanmar security forces violently dispersed anti-coup rallies around the country on Sunday, with reports of at least three protesters killed in the crackdown.
Myanmar police fire rubber bullets as UN envoy breaks ranks
AFP, Published on 27/02/2021
» YANGON: Police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon on Saturday, after Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations broke ranks to make an emotional plea for action against the military junta.