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Mandalay University graduates bow their heads as they hold posters of Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, a 19-year-old woman fatally shot by police on February 9 in Naypyidaw, during an anti-coup protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, February 14, 2021. 
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Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrate daily against the military junta in Burma (also known as Myanmar). Many Burmese people have expressed their opposition to the military s takeover of the democratically elected government – but they need the support of the outside world. Other countries and institutions should take concrete measures that can have an impact on the military. Targeted sanctions against the military s economic interests could be crucial. We represent nine Swedish organizations with operations in Burma that are urging this action two weeks after the military coup. ....

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