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How the Karen became crucial to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance
2 years, 7 months ago

How the Karen became crucial to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance

Al Jazeera  

Long fighting for its own independence, the Karen National Union is providing protection and training to those opposed to the military. When the Myanmar military seized power on February 1 last year, the country’s oldest major ethnic armed group, the Karen National Union, was also one of the first to condemn the coup. “KNU people are very kind and very …

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Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup

India TV News  

As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while suppressing protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup. “This 76th Myanmar armed forces day will stay engraved as a day of terror and dishonour,” the European Union’s delegation to Myanmar said …

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Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while suppressing protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup. “We urge the Myanmar Armed Forces to cease violence and work to restore respect and credibility with the people of …

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Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup

India Today  

As Myanmar's military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country's capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month's coup. "This 76th Myanmar armed forces day will stay engraved as a day of terror and dishonour," the European Union's delegation to …

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Myanmar forces kill over 100 protesters in deadliest day since coup
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar forces kill over 100 protesters in deadliest day since coup

The Hindu  

As Myanmar's military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade on Saturday in the country's capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month's coup. “This 76th Myanmar armed forces day will stay engraved as a day of terror and dishonour,” the European Union's delegation …

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Why people are protesting and the military is killing peaceful protesters in Myanmar
3 years, 9 months ago

Why people are protesting and the military is killing peaceful protesters in Myanmar

CNN  

CNN — Daily protests have been ongoing for a month and a half in towns and cities across Myanmar after the military seized control of the Southeast Asian country in a coup on February 1. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5. Sai Aung …

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Myanmar’s military on ‘killing spree’ against protesters: Amnesty
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar’s military on ‘killing spree’ against protesters: Amnesty

Al Jazeera  

New report finds evidence the military is using battlefield weapons and conflict-hardened troops against peaceful protesters. The Myanmar military is using lethal tactics and an arsenal of battlefield weapons to carry out a “killing spree” against peaceful protesters who oppose the February 1 coup, Amnesty International said on Thursday after analysing video and photographic evidence from the past few weeks …

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Seven dead in Myanmar as Amnesty accuses army of ‘killing spree’
3 years, 9 months ago

Seven dead in Myanmar as Amnesty accuses army of ‘killing spree’

Al Jazeera  

At least seven people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters, according to witnesses and local media, as Myanmar’s military government accused deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi of accepting illegal payments. The violence comes after the United Nations Security Council called on the military to “exercise utmost restraint” in its response to peaceful …

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Protesters risk being killed in demonstrations against Myanmar's military coup. But an entire generation is still showing up to fight
3 years, 9 months ago

Protesters risk being killed in demonstrations against Myanmar's military coup. But an entire generation is still showing up to fight

ABC  

For many in Myanmar, showing up to protest has now become a life-or-death decision. "It's … a really sad thing to see that the mothers are giving them blessing to go out knowing they might never come back home or they might be arrested," Myanmar analyst Dr Khin Mar Mar Kyi said. "We, Generation Z, are fighting for our future, …

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UN: 38 died on deadliest day yet for Myanmar coup opposition
3 years, 9 months ago

UN: 38 died on deadliest day yet for Myanmar coup opposition

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar security forces were seen firing slingshots at protesters, chasing them down and even brutally beating an ambulance crew in video showing a dramatic escalation of violence against opponents of last month’s military coup. We have now more than over 50 people died since the coup started” and more have been wounded, the U.N. special envoy for …

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Myanmar coup: At least six protesters shot dead in bloodiest action so far as police intensify crackdown
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar coup: At least six protesters shot dead in bloodiest action so far as police intensify crackdown

Firstpost  

The junta is battling to contain a massive street movement demanding it yield power and releases ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with top political allies on 1 February Yangon: 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 …

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At least 18 killed in bloodiest day of Myanmar anti-coup protests
3 years, 9 months ago

At least 18 killed in bloodiest day of Myanmar anti-coup protests

Al Jazeera  

United Nations human rights office says police and military forces confronted peaceful demonstrators in several locations across the country. “Throughout the day, in several locations throughout the country, police and military forces have confronted peaceful demonstrations, using lethal force and less-than-lethal force that – according to credible information received by the UN Human Rights Office – has left at least …

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Paint, poetry and protest anthems: Myanmar's military coup inspires the art of defiance
3 years, 10 months ago

Paint, poetry and protest anthems: Myanmar's military coup inspires the art of defiance

Firstpost  

On Wednesday evening in the city of Mandalay, soldiers swept through an area housing railway workers who were boycotting work, shooting multiple rounds Most nights since a coup returned Myanmar to military rule on 1 February, a spectral symbol of protest has glowed on a mildewed side of a building. “If we look at the history of resistance in Myanmar, …

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Situation on boil post Myanmar coup, water cannon fired at protesters as crowds swell
3 years, 10 months ago

Situation on boil post Myanmar coup, water cannon fired at protesters as crowds swell

India TV News  

Tension in the confrontations between the authorities and demonstrators against last week’s coup in Myanmar boiled over Monday, as police fired a water cannon at peaceful protesters in the capital Naypyitaw. There have been no signs that either protesters or the military was backing down in their confrontation over who is the country’s legitimate government: Aung San Suu Kyi’s National …

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Myanmar restricts internet access as thousands protest for the first time since coup
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar restricts internet access as thousands protest for the first time since coup

LA Times  

Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar — some flashing a three-fingered salute borrowed from pro-democracy protesters in neighboring Thailand — march down a street on Saturday. After days of pent-up tension, thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Myanmar’s largest city Saturday to demand the return of a democratically elected civilian government deposed in a military coup earlier this week. “A news …

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