G7 Condemnations, Sanctions: Myanmar junta under renewed pressure
Anti-coup protesters gather again; Malaysia deports 1,086 Myanmar nationals Agencies Agencies
Myanmar s military leaders came under renewed pressure yesterday as the world s wealthiest nations condemned the junta for responding to anti-coup demonstrators with violence , a rebuke coming on the heels of tightened sanctions from Washington and Brussels.
Authorities have gradually ratcheted up their use of force against a massive and largely peaceful civil disobedience campaign demanding the return of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Three anti-coup protesters have been killed in demonstrations so far, while a man patrolling his Yangon neighbourhood against night arrests was also shot dead on the weekend.
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Several wounded, two killed in shooting in Mandalay Protesters turn out in towns and cities across Myanmar United States says 'deeply concerned'.