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Myanmar police began to disperse pro-democracy protesters on Monday as businesses around the country shut in a general strike called to oppose the military coup despite a threat from authorities that confrontation could cost lives. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.
Anti-coup protesters across Myanmar defied a new military ban on rallies and took to the streets Tuesday for a fourth straight day, as international condemnation swelled against the putsch.
Myanmar's Buddhist monks are divided on the military junta which has ruled the country since a coup on February 1, with some swearing opposition to the coup, and other prominent religious leaders defending the new junta.
Mandalay, May 8 (EFE/EPA).- Protests against the military coup continued Saturday in Mandalay after Myanmar's junta denied a visit by a special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) until it establishes stability and security, a military spokesperson said. (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: PROTEST AGAINST THE MILITARY COUP IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
Yangon, Feb 22 (EFE/EPA).- Massive anti-coup protests grew across Myanmar on Monday, despite the military junta warning of further "loss of life."As part of a general strike calling for the release of detained leaders and an end to military control, tens of thousands of protesters turned out again in the largest cities of Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyitaw, and gathered in smaller or more remote areas such as Kalay, Bago, Pathein, Dawei and the southernmost town of Kawthaung, social media posts by residents and media showed. (Camera: NYEIN CHAN NAING).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST AGAINST THE MILITARY COUP IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
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