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Yangon, Apr 1 (EFE/EPA).- The United Nations' special envoy on Myanmar warned the body's Security Council on Wednesday that a "bloodbath is imminent" in the Southeast Asian nation if the 15 members fail to take action against its military junta."Consider all available tools to take collective action and do what is right, what the people of Myanmar deserve and prevent a multi-dimensional catastrophe in the heart of Asia," envoy Christine Schraner Burgener said in a speech obtained by Efe before the closed-door meeting.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF FUNERALS OF VICTIMS OF THE MILITARY AND B-ROLL OF PROTESTS IN MYANMAR.
Some 100 protesters march briefly in Yangon's Tamwe township, chanting “let’s end military dictatorship” and “let’s root out the fascist army”. A flag representing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is also burned. ASEAN has led diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, but the regional bloc is not known for its diplomatic clout, and observers have questioned how effectively it can influence events in the country. Meanwhile, the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi will hear its first testimony in a junta court Monday, more than four months after February's military coup. The junta has brought a variety of charges against the Nobel laureate, from illegally accepting 11 kilograms of gold to breaking a colonial-era secrecy law. IMAGES
Former American diplomat Bill Richardson says he wasn't acting for the United States government when he secured the release of journalist Danny Fenster from a Myanmar jail. "I don't work for the US government. I was not an emissary," Richardson tells reporters after landing at New York's JFK airport with 37-year-old Fenster, who was freed Monday. [COMPLETES VIDI9RR4WQ_EN and VIDI9RR4MQ_EN] SOUNDBITE
People and families wait outside Insein Prison in Yangon after authorities announced Monday that more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against February's military coup would be released. +COMPLETES VIDI_9PX7XTEN+ IMAGES
Around a hundred protesters march in central Yangon to mark the anniversary of the 1962 Yangon university protests during which more than a hundred people died and thousands were arrested in a violent crackdown by the military regime. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the generals ousted Suu Kyi's government in February, with pro-democracy protests met by a brutal military crackdown that has killed more than 880, according to a local monitoring group. IMAGES
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.
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