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Protest grows in Myanmar after military coup, demonstrators demand release of detainees ANI | Updated: Feb 08, 2021 13:10 IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], February 8 (ANI): Days after the military coup in Myanmar, thousands of people have continued to participate in protest marches across the country, including the downtown Yangon, calling for the release of detainees.
Since the start of the protest, hundreds of people including political leaders, government employees, and students have been detained, NHK World reported citing a Myanmar-based human rights group. In coming days, demonstrators are planning to hold more rallies across Myanmar.
According to media reports cited by United Nations, scores of people took to the streets in Yangon last week to protest the military s takeover and the arrest of several elected leaders, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint.
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The polls were only the second democratic elections in Myanmar since the end of nearly five decades of military rule. The first elections, in 2015, were also won by NLD.
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday called on the security forces in Myanmar to ensure that people's right to peaceful assembly is.