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At least 38 more people have been killed on Sunday as security forces in Myanmar intensified their crackdown against anti-coup protesters.
At least 126 people have been killed due to violent and arbitrary crackdowns.
Naypyidaw: At least 38 more people have been killed on Sunday (March 14) as security forces in Myanmar intensified their crackdown against anti-coup protesters to crush demonstrations calling for the reinstatement of the elected government.
According to an advocacy group, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), at least 126 people have been killed due to violent and arbitrary crackdowns, and casualties are drastically increasing in number. As of March 14, a total of 2,156 people have been arrested, charged or sentenced in relation to the attempted military coup on February 1. A total of 1,837 are still under detention or have outstanding charges/evading arrest, the AAPP said in a statement.
Thailand is to bring home its citizens stranded in Myanmar following escalating violence where 38 people were killed on Wednesday when security forces opened fire on protesters.
YANGON, Feb 20 Demonstrators gathered across Yangon today to mourn the death of an anti-coup protester, as Washington urged the leaders of Myanmar’s new military regime to refrain from violence and relinquish power. Much of the country has been in uproar since troops deposed civilian.
Myanmar Medics in Hiding as Regime Targets Hospital-Led Disobedience Movement
Doctors in Naypyitaw protest against military rule. / The Irrawaddy
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By Zaw Zaw Htwe 19 February 2021
YANGON Hundreds of doctors and nurses participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) against the military regime are now in hiding, as authorities have sought to arrest them since last week.
In the three weeks since the military seized power from the democratically elected government, the movement initiated by Myanmar healthcare workers has gained momentum, with thousands of civil servants from various sectors joining millions of anti-coup protesters nationwide.
The movement has halted operations at many government departments across Myanmar as staff refuse to work for the military regime. The coup leaders have repeatedly warned civil servants taking part in the CDM to get back to work and have threatened to take action against those who fail to do so.
Woman Shot by Myanmar Police During Anti-Coup Protest Declared Brain Dead
The 20-year-old collapsed abruptly after being shot during Tuesday’s protest. / Facebook
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By San Yamin Aung 10 February 2021
Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, a 20-year-old student who was shot in the head by a police officer during an anti-coup protest in Naypyitaw on Tuesday, was pronounced brain dead that night.
Video footage that has gone viral on Facebook shows that she made no attempt to get past the police barricades at the scene. She collapsed abruptly after being struck in the head by a bullet while taking cover from water cannons under a bus-stop shelter.