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(Reuters) - Teachers and students in Myanmar rallied on Friday to a growing civil disobedience campaign as the anti-coup protest movement won the support of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party.
Stepping up measures to quell discontent, police arrested one of Suu Kyi’s veteran aides and dozens of people who had joined noisy demonstrations against Monday’s coup.
International pressure on the junta increased with the U.N. Security Council urging the release of detainees and Washington considering sanctions on the ruling generals.
Teachers became the latest group to join a civil disobedience campaign with some lecturers refusing to work or cooperate with authorities over the coup that halted a long and unsteady transition to democracy.
Myanmar junta blocks Facebook as opposition grows to coup
02/04/2021 6:51
(Reuters) - Myanmar s junta blocked Facebook in the name of ensuring stability on Thursday and activists said at least three people were arrested at a street protest against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi faces charges for illegally importing communications equipment after the army takeover on Monday that has drawn Western condemnation and calls on the junta to respect her party s landslide victory in November elections.
Opposition to the junta has emerged very strongly on Facebook, which is the country s main internet platform and underpins communications for business and government. Facebook s WhatsApp messaging was also blocked.
By Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) - Myanmar’s junta blocked Facebook on Thursday, trying to shut off an important channel for opposition to this week’s military coup as sporadic protests flared.
Protesters from Myanmar residing in Japan raise their fists and hold a poster depicting Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally against Myanmar s military, after it seized power from a democratically elected civilian government and arrested Suu Kyi, outside Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Military ruler General Min Aung Hlaing has moved quickly to consolidate his hold after overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and detaining her and allied politicians on Monday.
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(Adds number of detentions, clapping campaign) Social network used to spread instability - junta Police say six illegal walkie-talkies found in Suu Kyi s home U.N. chief says it will mobilizes to make sure coup fails More protests against coup in Yangon overnight
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar s junta blocked Facebook on Thursday, trying to shut off an important channel for opposition to this week s military coup as sporadic protests flared.
Military ruler General Min Aung Hlaing has moved quickly to consolidate his hold after overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and detaining her and allied politicians on Monday.
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The United Nations Security Council on Thursday called for the release of Myanmarâs leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained by the military during a coup on Monday, but stopped short of condemning the coup.
The 15-member council was briefed on Tuesday, a day after the Myanmar army detained Suu Kyi and others, handed power to military chief Min Aung Hlaing and imposed a one-year state of emergency.
Aung San Suu Kyi.
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The military takeover cut short Myanmarâs long transition to democracy and drew condemnation from the United States and other Western countries.
An initial text, drafted by Britain, condemned the coup, but that language appeared to have been softened â there is no reference to a coup â to win support from China and Russia, which have traditionally shielded Myanmar from any significant council action.