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Thousands protest against military coup in Myanmar's biggest city
Feb 06, 2021 13:36Thousands of Myanmarese people have taken to the streets in the largest city of Yangon to denounce a military coup that ousted the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Chi.
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Anti-coup protests held in Myanmar
Feb 05, 2021 12:29Hundreds of people, led by students and teachers, have staged several protests across Myanmar to denounce the recent military coup in the country and call for a return to civilian rule.
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UN Security Council calls for release of detainees in coup-hit Myanmar
Feb 05, 2021 10:48The United Nations Security Council has expressed “deep concern” by the recent military coup in Myanmar, calling for the “release of all detainees”, including the Southeast Asian country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar civil servants protest against coup at ministries
Feb 05, 2021 06:30Myanmar civil servants at ministries in Naypyidaw walk out and pose with red ribbon signs, displaying a three-finger salute borrowed from Thailand's democracy movements, and sang a popular revolution song to protest against Monday’s coup.
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UN chief vows to rally global pressure to ensure Myanmar coup fails
Feb 04, 2021 04:24United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pledged to increase international pressure on Myanmar to ensure the failure of the recent military coup in the Southeast Asian country.
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Myanmar’s police file charges against Suu Kyi
Feb 03, 2021 15:43Myanmar’s police have filed charges against the overthrown de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and sought her detention until mid-February for investigation in the wake of a recent military coup.
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G7 calls for return to political rule in coup-hit Myanmar
Feb 03, 2021 05:34Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialized countries have expressed deep concern about the recent military coup in Myanmar and the detention of the country’s top political leaders.
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Myanmar's coup leaders purge Suu Kyi govt., name 11 new ministerial replacements
Feb 02, 2021 04:34Myanmar’s ruling junta, which detained the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi through a coup, has announced a purge against her government, removing two dozen ministers and deputies and naming 11 replacements.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi urged people to 'resist' military coup before arrest
Feb 01, 2021 11:44Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called on people to reject the coup, before she was arrested by the military which has now taken over the country.
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Myanmar's military says has 'detained' Aung San Suu Kyi
Feb 01, 2021 02:39Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint as well as other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained while the country's military says it is taking control of the country for one year.