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Yangon, Myanmar, Mar 7 (EFE), (Camera: Lynn Bobo).- 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.FOOTAGE OF THE FUNERAL OF A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY PARTY.
Yangon, Nov 3 (EFE/EPA).- Supporters of Myanmar nationalist Buddhist monk Wirathu gathered Tuesday outside the district court to show their support after Wirathu surrendered himself to police Monday.Yangon Western District Court on May 28, 2019 issued an arrest warrant against him under sedition laws article 124 (a) for his attempts to excite disaffection towards the government, a crime carrying a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. (Camera: LYNN BO BO).SHOT LIST: SUPPORTERS OF BUDDHIST MONK WIRATHU GATHER OUTSIDE YANGON WESTERN DISTRICT COURT, YANGON, MYANMAR.
Yangon, Nov 2 (EFE/EPA).- Ultranationalist Buddhist monk Wirathu, known for promoting Islamophobia and racial hatred, surrendered on Monday to the Yangon Police, after having been a fugitive for more than a year accused of sedition.(Camera: NYEIN CHANNAING)SHOT LIST: ULTA NATIONALIST MONK WIRATHU SURRENDERS AT A POLICE STATION IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Hpakant (Myanmar), 4 Jul (EFE/EPA) - (Camera: Nyein Chan Naing) A mass funeral was held on Saturday for the victims of an accident at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, which left at least 172 miners dead and highlighted the appalling working conditions of miners in an industry that moves huge amounts of money and has rampant corruption. FOOTAGE OF CASKET TRANSFERS IN HPAKANT, MYANMAR
Hanoi, Apr 23(EFE/EPA).- The style of art using communist propaganda, which reached its peak in Vietnam during the war, has been recently revived by artists of all ages who seek to contribute to the fight against COVID-19 through their artwork.(Camera: ERIC SAN JUAN/ LINH LUONG THAI).SHOTLIST: THE WORKS OF VIETNAMESE ARTIST HIEP LE DUC AND THE STREETS OF HANOI, VIETNAM.SOUNDBITES: HIEP LE DUC, ARTIST (IN ENGLISH).
During a UN press briefing, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk, says that countries with "influence" on the Myanmar military must do all they can to protect "all civilians in the Rakhine State and prevent another episode of horrendous persecution of the Rohingya." SOUNDBITE