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Burma’s Suu Kyi Asks Court to Let Her Meet Lawyers, Activists Urge New Year Defiance Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) detained government leader Aung San Suu Kyi asked a court on Monday to be allowed to meet her lawyers in person when she appeared at a hearing via video link to face charges brought by the military junta that could see her jailed for years. As Suu Kyi appeared, her supporters called for people to show their opposition to the Feb. 1 coup during this week’s traditional new year holiday in the largely Buddhist country. Suu Kyi, 75, who has led Burma’s struggle against military rule for decades and who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, has been detained since the coup and charged with various offenses. These include violating a colonial-era official secrets act that could see her jailed for 14 years. ....
Protesters in Myanmar cancel traditional new year festivities Women wearing fine clothes demonstrated in several towns holding traditional pots containing seven flowers and sprigs that are displayed at this time Reuters | | Published 14.04.21, 12:48 AM Opponents of military rule in Myanmar cancelled traditional new year festivities on Tuesday and instead showed their anger with the generals who seized power through low-key displays of defiance and small protests across the country. The UN human rights office said it feared that the military clampdown on protests since the February 1 coup risked escalating into a civil conflict like that seen in Syria and appealed for a halt to the “slaughter”. ....
Opponents of military rule in Myanmar cancelled traditional new year festivities on Tuesday and instead showed their anger at a Feb. 1 coup through silent displays of defiance and small protests across the country. ....
By Reuters Staff 4 Min Read (Reuters) -Opponents of military rule in Myanmar cancelled traditional new year festivities on Tuesday and instead showed their anger with the generals who seized power through low-key displays of defiance and small protests across the country. Demonstrators march during a protest against military coup in Yangon, Myanmar April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer The United Nations human rights office said it feared that the military clampdown on protests since the Feb. 1 coup risked escalating into a civil conflict like that seen in Syria and appealed for a halt to the “slaughter”. A Myanmar activist group, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, says the security forces have killed 710 protesters since the ouster of an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. ....