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March 9, 2021 Share
Demonstrators in Myanmar’s biggest city came out Monday night for their first mass protests in defiance of an 8 p.m. curfew, seeking to show support for an estimated 200 students trapped by security forces in a small area of one neighborhood.
The students and other civilians earlier took part in one of the many daily protests across the country against the military’s seizure of power last month that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
The military government also placed a major curb on media coverage of the crisis. It announced that the licenses of five local media outlets Mizzima, DVB, Khit Thit Media, Myanmar Now and 7Day News have been canceled.
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) Demonstrators in Myanmar’s biggest city came out Monday night for their first mass protests in defiance of an 8 p.m. curfew, seeking to show support for an estimated 200 students trapped by security forces in a small area of one neighborhood.
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(Photo : Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images) BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 04: Myanmar nationals hold a candlelight vigil outside of the United Nations in remembrance of anti-coup protesters who have been killed in Myanmar on March 04, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. Myanmar nationals gathered outside of the United Nations Headquarters in Bangkok to call for UN action against the military and to hold a vigil in honor of protesters who have been killed during clashes with the Myanmar military following the coup on February 1st. Wednesday marked the deadliest day since the coup, as 38 anti-coup protesters were killed throughout Myanmar.