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Added on the 02/03/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Streets in Yangon are empty as Myanmar marks the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's government. Activists called for people across the country to close businesses and stay indoors from 10 am (0330 GMT) to 4 pm. Roads leading to the famous Shwedagon pagoda -- a Buddhist shrine that dominates Yangon's skyline and is usually thronged by worshippers -- were largely deserted. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military's power grab and bloody crackdown on dissent, which has sparked fighting across swathes of the country and tanked the economy. IMAGES
For the second day a flash mob of anti-coup protestors surged through an area of Myanmar's largest city to show fleeting but dynamic defiance towards the military junta.
Mandalay, Apr 26 (EFE/EPA).-Hundreds of people continued to protest on Monday in Mandalay against the military coup and in honor of the political prisoners. (Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF PEOPLE PROTEST AGAINST MILITARY COUP IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
Yangon, Myanmar, Mar 7 (EFE), (Camera: Stringer).- A politician arrested by the military junta died in police custody in Myanmar amid fresh anti-coup protests on Sunday.Khin Maung Latt, a member of the National League for Democracy party of the country's deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was the party chairman in a Yangon township, the most populated city, local media Irrawaddy reported.He was arrested late Saturday.At least 54 protesters were killed and hundreds injured in the daily protests across the country against the Feb.1 coup.Despite the military repression, the Myanmar people again protested in several cities including the capital, Naypyitaw, and Mandalay, the country's second-largest city.They demanded the release of their leaders, including Suu Kyi, and the restoration of democracy in the country.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON SATURDAY IN MANDALAY.
Yangon, Feb 15 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar's internet was restored on Monday morning after a nationwide blackout overnight and as protesters resumed their demonstrations against the military junta that took power on Feb. 1.In Yangon, protesters held up placards outside the Central Bank alongside military tanks and vehicles as soldiers set up barricades.Troops and armored vehicles were deployed across the country Sunday after a week of mass protests and a widespread civil disobedience movement that has severely impacted government services. (Camera: LYNN BO BO).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST AGAINST THE MILITARY COUP OUTSIDE THE CENTRAL BANK IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
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