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Myanmar rebels claim military helicopter downing amid crackdown
May 03, 2021 14:21A rebel group in Myanmar, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), has said it shot down a military helicopter firing on one of its strongholds.
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Don’t pay electricity bills: Myanmar’s anti-junta activists to nation
Apr 27, 2021 05:38Activists opposed to Myanmar’s junta have called for refusal to pay electricity bills and agricultural loans as part of a larger civil disobedience campaign in the wake of the February 1 coup.
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ASEAN set to hold summit on Myanmar crisis; junta leader to attend
Apr 20, 2021 14:50The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is set to hold a summit in Indonesia to discuss a weeks-long crisis in army-ruled Myanmar, with the attendance of the country’s junta chief.
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EU imposes sanctions on Myanmar’s junta officials
Apr 20, 2021 05:47The European Union has imposed sanctions on two conglomerates linked to Myanmar’s military and ten of its officials who were involved in seizing power in the coup of February 1.
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Myanmar security forces detain prominent anti-coup leader
Apr 16, 2021 07:28In the latest crackdown on protests, security forces have detained one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule during an anti-coup rally in central Myanmar.
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Deaths from post-coup crackdown in Myanmar surpass 700
Apr 12, 2021 07:43An advocacy group says more than 700 people have so far been killed in the ongoing brutal crackdown by the country’s junta on anti-coup protesters.
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Myanmar junta disallows visit by UN envoy
Apr 10, 2021 07:04Myanmar's junta has refused to allow a United Nations (UN) envoy to visit the country, which has been gripped by unrest since a coup last February.
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About dozen killed as troops, anti-coup protesters clash in northwest Myanmar
Apr 09, 2021 07:18Nearly a dozen protesters have been killed and several others injured in fresh anti-coup demonstrations and an ensuing crackdown by security forces in a town in northwest Myanmar.
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Myanmar’s junta kills 5 more protesters, death toll passes 550
Apr 04, 2021 07:41Myanmar’s security forces have shot and killed five more protesters, pushing the death toll past the 550 mark.
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Protesters hold vigils in Myanmar, US orders some diplomats out
Mar 31, 2021 14:29Protesters in Myanmar have held overnight candle-lit vigils for those killed by the country’s military regime, and the US has ordered its non-essential diplomats to leave the country amid continued violence.