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Mandalay (Myanmar), March 27 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: EPA).- At least 40 people, including three minors, died on Saturday in protests against the Myanmar junta, according to witnesses and local media. The protesters were shot dead by police and soldiers during the demonstrations in Rangoon and the regions and states of Mandalay, Sagaing, Bago, Magway, Tanintharyi and Kachin.The death toll has exceeded 300 since the military coup occurred on February 1. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS IN MANDALAY.
Yangon, March 8 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Lynn BoBo) A general strike seeks since Monday to "stop the economy" of Myanmar as a measure of pressure against the military junta, while the brutal repression on pro-democracy protests continues.FOOTAGE OF PROTESTS IN YANGON.
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