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In Myanmar, the military and police declare war on medics durangoherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from durangoherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
More Than 110 People Abducted by Myanmar Junta This Week More Than 110 People Abducted by Myanmar Junta This Week More than 110 people, many of them student activists and youth protesters, were abducted by the junta this week. 599 By The Irrawaddy 23 April 2021 More than 110 people, many of them student activists and youth protesters, were abducted by the junta this week as it intensified its clampdown on opponents of the re-instatement of military dictatorship. Junta forces conducted arbitrary abductions in a number of cities in Mandalay, Sagaing, Yangon, Tanintharyi and Ayeyarwady regions and Kachin, Karen and Shan states throughout the week. On Thursday, they rounded up four university students in Myayi Nandar ward in Mandalay. Two university students were arrested in Pathein Township in Ayeyarwady Region by plainclothes officers, while two students, including a high school student, were arrested in Dawei, Tanintharyi Region during a crackdown on a ....
Police in Myanmar s biggest city on Monday fired tear gas at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest the military s seizure of power a month ago, despite reports that security forces had killed at least 18 people around the country a day earlier. It comes as former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was charged with two new offences, her lawyer said on Monday. Suu Kyi, who was arrested on February 1 following the army coup, is now being prosecuted for violating a telecommunications law and for inciting public disorder, lawyer Nay Tu said. She hasn t been seen since her arrest and has already been charged for illegally importing walkie-talkies and failing to comply with coronavirus restrictions. ....
Shots, tear gas as police in Myanmar intensify use of force - Medicine Hat NewsMedicine Hat News medicinehatnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medicinehatnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) Security forces in Myanmar made mass arrests and appeared to use lethal force on Sunday as they intensified their efforts to break up protests a month after the military staged a coup. There were reports of gunfire as police in Yangon, the biggest city, fired tear gas and water cannons while trying to clear the streets of demonstrators demanding that the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi be restored to power. Photos of shell casings from live ammunition used in assault rifles were posted on social media, adding to evidence that live rounds were fired. A violent crackdown also occurred in Dawei, a much smaller city in southeastern Myanmar, where local media reported at least three people were killed during a protest march. The fatalities could not immediately be independently confirmed. Confirming reports of protesters’ deaths has been difficult amid the chaos and general lack of official news. ....