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Hopes of a return to democracy in junta-ruled Myanmar are being crushed by "systematic repression", United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday at a summit in Indonesia with the United States, China and regional leaders. SOUNDBITE
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
Yangon, Oct 19 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar military rulers Tuesday released hundreds of people from prisons, months after the junta jailed them for demanding restoration of democracy following the ouster of a civilian government and seizure of power in an army coup on Feb.1Military dictator General Min Aung Hlaing had announced a general amnesty for thousands of protesters on Monday.The process to set free more jailed protesters will continue on Wednesday. (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WAIT FOR THE RELEASE OF PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS FROM THE PRISON IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Seoul, Apr 5 (EFE/EPA).- Heads of Myanmar pro-democracy organizations in South Korea on Mondayspeak about the current situation in Myanmar during a press conference for foreign media in Seoul. Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: SOE MOE THU, CHAIRMAN OF THE MYANMAR WORKER WELFARE CENTER IN KOREA, CHUNG BEUM-RAE, FOUNDER AND LEADER OF A MYANMAR DEMOCRACY NETWORK IN KOREA, AND YAN NAING TUN, CHAIRMAN OF THE NLD UNIFICATION COMMITTEE - KOREA BRANCH, SPEAK ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION IN MYANMAR DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE FOR FOREIGN MEDIA IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Mar 15 (EFE/EPA).- Members of the South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) on Monday took part in a protest in Seoul to support human rights and democracy in Myanmar. The protesters gathered in solidarity with Myanmar citizens residing in South Korea. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH KOREAN CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (KCTU) TAKE PART IN A PROTEST AGAINST MYANMAR'S MILITARY COUP, DOWNTOWN IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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