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Mandalay, May 18 (EFE/EPA).- More than 800 people have died during the continuing violent crackdown of Myanmar's security forces since the military coup on Feb. 1, prompting foreign nations to slap further sanctions on individuals and entities of the country.According to the latest data from the Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners, 802 people have been killed while 5,210 have been detained and arrest warrants have been issued against another 1,699.Deaths have risen in recent weeks despite General Min Aung Hlaing agreeing to stop violence against civilians during the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held in Jakarta on Apr. 24. (Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: PROTEST AGAINST THE MILITARY COUP IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
The EU's diplomacy chief Josep Borrell says the bloc imposed sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the military over the coup and bloody crackdown on protesters. SOUNDBITE
Brussels, Mar 22 (EFE), (Camera: ARCHIVE EFE).- The European Union on Monday agreed to impose fresh sanctions on four senior Chinese officials over human rights violations and abuses related to the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang province.These are the first EU sanctions on Chinese officials since the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.They were imposed in the wake of the “large-scale arbitrary detentions of, in particular, Uyghurs in Xinjiang in China,” among other motives, the EU said.The list of officials includes Mingguo Chen, the Director of the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE
The United States is considering "specific targeted sanctions" against entities funneling financial support to the military in Myanmar after it detained civilian leaders in a bloodless coup this week, says National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at a White House press briefing. SOUNDBITE
The reversal of democratic progress in Myanmar "will necessitate an immediate review of our sanctions' laws and authorities, followed by appropriate action," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says after US President Joe Biden called on Myanmar's military to relinquish power immediately and ordered a review to consider reimposing sanctions lifted during the nation's transition to democracy. SOUNDBITE
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