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Added on the 27/04/2021 17:03:35 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Dozens of protesters march quickly through the streets of Myanmar's Yangon against February's military ousting of the civilian government.
Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 14 (EFE), (Camera: : Lynn Bobo).- Myanmar's military junta has rolled back security and freedom laws to curb growing protests against the coup it staged on Feb.1.The authorities suspended articles 5, 7, and 8 of the Protection of the Citizens for the Personal Freedom and Personal Security Law, the military's True News unit reported late Saturday.The law requires, among other legal guarantees, a warrant to carry out arrests and hold someone for more than 24 hours.But police and military no longer need warrants to carry out searches, in addition to having carte blanche to intercept citizens' communications and demand their data from telecom operators.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON SUNDAY IN YANGON.
Shouts of "may dictatorship end" and the three-finger salute protest signs pop up in the streets of Myanmar's largest city Yangon as young people call for civil disobedience against this week's military coup. Myanmar's generals ordered internet providers to restrict access to Facebook, after people have flocked to social media to voice opposition and share plans for civil disobedience. IMAGES
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
The streets of the Sudanese capital were deserted early on Saturday morning ahead of a planned anti-coup protest.