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Yangon, Myanmar, Mar 7 (EFE), (Camera: Stringer).- A politician arrested by the military junta died in police custody in Myanmar amid fresh anti-coup protests on Sunday.Khin Maung Latt, a member of the National League for Democracy party of the country's deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was the party chairman in a Yangon township, the most populated city, local media Irrawaddy reported.He was arrested late Saturday.At least 54 protesters were killed and hundreds injured in the daily protests across the country against the Feb.1 coup.Despite the military repression, the Myanmar people again protested in several cities including the capital, Naypyitaw, and Mandalay, the country's second-largest city.They demanded the release of their leaders, including Suu Kyi, and the restoration of democracy in the country.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON SATURDAY IN MANDALAY.
Hundreds of people backing the coup in Niger gather for a mass rally in the capital Niamey with some brandishing giant Russian flags, AFP journalists said. 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
Ramallah, Jul 3 (EFE).- Hundreds of Palestinians returned to the streets of the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday to protest against "the assassination" of a dissident in protests and called for the resignation of the president, Mahmoud AbbasThe protests were forced to stop earlier due to the repression of the security forces.The UN and the EU representation in the territories had warned the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) that it should allow "freedom of expression", after police and Abbas loyalists attacked protesters, especially women. (Camera: SARA GOMEZ ARMAS)SHOT LIST: PALESTINIANS RALLY TO DEMAND RESIGNATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MAHMOUD ABBAS IN THE WEST BANK CITY OF RAMALLAH.
Mandalay, May 22 (EFE/EPA).- Demonstartors took to the streets of Mandalay again on Saturday in an anti-military coup protest.The Myanmar Army seized power on Feb 1 2021, triggering mass street protests across the country and a subsequent military crackdown that has claimed the lives of at least 780 people. (Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: PROTEST AGAINST THE MILITARY COUP IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
Mandalay, May 16 (EFE/EPA).- Demonstartors took to the streets of Mandalay Sunday in an anti-military coup protest.The Myanmar Army seized power on Feb 1 2021, triggering mass street protests across the country and a subsequent military crackdown that has claimed the lives of at least 780 people.(Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: PROTEST AGAINST THE COUP IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
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