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Yangon (Myanmar), Feb 8 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Lynn Bo Bo/Nyein Chan Naing) - The call for a general strike in Myanmar on Monday is being widely followed in Yangon, the country's largest city, where for the third consecutive day thousands of people took to the streets in protest against the military junta that seized power just a week ago.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS
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: LYNN BO BO).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST AGAINST THE MILITARY COUP IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Yangon, Feb 3 (EFE/EPA).- Staff from more than 70 hospitals and medical centers in Myanmar responded to calls for a civil disobedience campaign and stopped work on Wednesday to protest against the coup staged by the military earlier this week, the organizers said.Specialists, nurses, dentists, doctors and other health workers from 74 hospitals in more than 30 cities were among the first to go on strike following the military takeover on Monday, according to a statement by the Myanmar Civil Disobedience Movement posted on Facebook. (Camera: LYNN BO BO).SHOT LIST: MEDICAL STAFFS WEARING RED RIBBONS ON THEIR CHEST AS A SYMBOL OF RESISTANCE AGAINST THE MILITARY COUP HOLD STRIKE AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF YANGON GENERAL HOSPITAL IN YANGON, 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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