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Yangon, Apr 5 (EFE/EPA).- A leaked video clip of a spokesman for Myanmar's military junta saying during an media interview that leader Aung San Suu Kyi's independence hero father would think that his daughter is "stupid" went viral Monday, and two detained Australians were released from house arrest.In the video, CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward asks Zaw Min Tun if Gen. Aung San would be horrified if he were alive to see the situation in the country today."He would say, 'How stupid my daughter,'" Zaw Min Tun replied.Protests continued Monday around the country, despite the violence of security forces and restricted internet connectivity. At 5 pm, a nationwide applause was set to take place to honor the ethnic armed organizations siding with civilians, as well as youth protesters. (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: MYANMAR CITIZENS REMEMBER PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED BY SECURITY FORCES, AND PROTESTS AGAINST MILITARY COUP AND ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY MYANMAR MILITARY, IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Yangon, Mar 4 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar was preparing Thursday for a new day of anti-coup protests countrywide, a day after security forces killed at least 38 people, the highest death toll to date.Protesters outraged by Wednesday's massacre started gathering in the morning in Yangon, the country's largest city and former capital, and in Mandalay. (Camera: LYNN BO BO). SHOT LIST: MYANMAR CITIZENS LAY FLOWERS TO REMEMBER PROTESTERS WHO WERE KILLED IN THE MILITARY CRACKDOWN ON A PROTESTERS AND PROTEST AGAINST MILITARY COUP, ON MARCH 4, 2021, IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Bangkok Desk, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- More than 900 people have been killed in Myanmar as a result of the crackdown by security forces since the military coup on Feb. 1.The Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners (AAPP) on Tuesday documented three new deaths in recent days to bring the total to 902 – one shot by security forces in Mandalay Region, one tortured in detention in Sagaing Region, and another due to "beatings consistent with torture" after arrest in Yangon Region, it said.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.
Mandalay, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar security forces opened fire Thursday at a demonstration of medical personnel in Mandalay and detained about 20 people in a new day of protests against the military junta that seized power during the Feb. 1 coup, the local press reported. According to data from the Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners, at least 714 people have died due to the military repression, while more than 3,000 people have been detained, including the leader of the deposed government Aung San Suu Kyi.The Myanmar Army justifies the coup on alleged electoral fraud in November’s elections, in which Suu Kyi's party won a landslide victory, as it did in 2015, with the endorsement of international observers. (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: A FUNERAL OF A MUSLIM MAN KILLED DURING ANTI-COUP PROTESTS IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
Mandalay, Apr 11 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar security forces have killed at least 82 anti-coup protesters in a daylong violent crackdown in Bago city near Yangon, a monitoring group said Sunday.The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said that Bago became a "killing field" Friday in a “dawn to dusk" clampdown on the protesters in the city, about 70 km (43 miles) northeast of Yangon.The group warned that the casualty figures were "likely much higher." (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: ANTI-MILITARY COUP PROTEST IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
Yangon, Mar 24 (EFE/EPA).- Protesters in Myanmar released red balloons Wednesday during a protest against the military coup despite the intensifying violent crackdowns on demonstrators by security forces. (Camera: EPA).SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS HOLD PLACARDS AND A FLAG OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD) PARTY ATTACHED TO RED BALLOONS DURING A PROTEST AGAINST THE MILITARY COUP IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Mandalay, Mar 23 (EFE/EPA).- Relatives and friends of a young protester Mg Tun Tun Aung, who died in the protest against Myanmar's military coup in Mandalay, mourned Tuesday during a funeral procession.Mg Tun Tun Aung reportedly died during a protest against the military coup on Monday as anti-coup protests continued despite the intensifying violent crackdowns on demonstrators by security forces. (Camera: EPA).SHOT LIST: A FUNERAL OF A PROTESTER WHO DIED DURING A PROTEST AGAINST MILITARY COUP IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.