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Minorities protest in show of unity against coup
Myanmar has experienced insurgencies by ethnic minority factions since shortly after its independence from Britain in 1948 and the army has long held itself to be the only institution capable of ...
Military Coup
Myanmar protester shot in head last week dies: Hospital
Since she was shot, Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing has become a symbol of resistance for protesters, who have wielded massive banners portraying her likeness during demonstrations calling for justice
Myanmar
Warrants issued for 6 celebrities as protesters gather again
The street marches have been more peaceful than the bloodily suppressed demonstrations seen during an earlier half century of army rule, but they and the civil disobedience movement have had a ...
Myanmar
Hacktivists target govt sites as protesters jam Yangon roads
Hackers attacked Myanmar government websites Thursday to protest against the military coup, as the junta pressed on with its attempts to stymie nationwide opposition with internet blockades and troop ...
Myanmar
Opposition to military regime grows as UN demands Suu Kyi’s release
Crowds defied overnight curfews to mass on the streets as night fell, hours after finishing a seventh straight day of rallies, following rumours that police were preparing to launch a fresh wave of ...
Myanmar
Protests continue for fifth day, Biden approves sanctions against generals
US president Joe Biden on Wednesday approved an executive order for new sanctions on those responsible for the coup, and repeated demands for the generals to give up power and free civilian leaders
Interview: Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq
National sentiment no longer exists in Bangladesh
Educationist and thinker Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq is Ahmad Sharif chair professor of Dhaka University’s Bangla department. He talked to Sohrab Hassan of Prothom Alo about the socioeconomic and cultural ...
Myanmar Coup
Military tightens grip as protests enter fifth day
Soldiers raided and ransacked the headquarters of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party after dark on Tuesday, after police shot water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets in a sudden escalation of ...
Myanmar
Military rule will be different this time: Coup leader
Orders covering parts of Yangon, Mandalay and other areas banned people from protesting or gathering in groups of more than five, and imposing an 8:00pm to 4:00am curfew
Myanmar coup
Civil disobedience as anti-coup protests ring out in Yangon
In the biggest public display of anger so far, people in Yangon banged on pots and pans and honked car horns and chanted “evil be gone”
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