YANGON, Mar 15 Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was set to appear in court today, after dozens of people were killed in the bloodiest day since a military coup more than six weeks ago. At least 44 protesters were killed yesterday as security forces cracked down on anti-coup.
Mizoram group urges Centre to impose sanctions on Myanmar
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ZORO writes to President, PM over political crisis in neighbouring country
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A person walks on a bridge that connects Myanmar and India at the border village of Zokhawthar, Champhai district, in Mizoram on Friday March 12, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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ZORO writes to President, PM over political crisis in neighbouring country
A Mizoram-based group representing the Zo indigenous people of India, Bangladesh and Myanmar has petitioned President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to impose sanctions on
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Their letters to the President and Prime Minister were submitted through Mizoram Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai on March 12, two days after the Minister of Home Affairs asked the paramilitary Assam Rifles and four northeastern States bordering Myanmar to check “illegal influx” into India.
Security forces arrived at a protest in Mandalay "in a very coordinated and systematic way," a Mandalay activist, whose name is being withheld for his protection, told DW. "They raided a six-story building, and two snipers got on the roof and they started shooting random people," he said.
Myanmar: Police brutality escalates, death toll mounts
Demonstrators have returned to the streets of Myanmar s cities, after police shot two people dead in nighttime protests against military rule. More than 70 protesters have been killed since the army took control in February.
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YANGON, Mar 11 Nine protesters were shot dead in Myanmar today as the junta reacted to international condemnation of its crackdown by claiming ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi had accepted hefty illegal payments. Diplomatic pressure has been building since the generals seized power on.