The military junta in Myanmar today accused ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of taking cash and gold bribes worth nearly a million pounds as deadly clashes continued on the streets. Another seven protesters were shot dead prompting widespread international condemnation at the crackdown which has seen more than 60 killed and 2,000 arrested – with … Read more
The military junta in Myanmar today accused ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of taking cash and gold bribes worth nearly a million pounds as deadly clashes continued on the streets. Another seven protesters were shot dead prompting widespread international condemnation at the crackdown which has seen more than 60 killed and 2,000 arrested – with … Read more
Myanmar police went door-to-door searching for pro-democracy protesters last night as the ruling generals try to stamp out protests against their military junta. Security forces sealed off a block of streets in Yangon and said they would punish residents if they found protesters from out of town hiding in their homes. Police were targeting apartments … Read more
A nun in Myanmar has faced up to armed police by getting down on her knees to beg them to stop the violence on a day in which two more protesters were killed. Sister Ann Roza was wearing white robes and a black habit as she knelt in front of the armed junta officers in Myitkyina. … Read more
Body of ‘Everything will be OK’ Myanmar protester is exhumed by authorities who claim examination proves she was not shot by police – as two more demonstrators are killed today Kyal Sin, widely known as Angel, died on Wednesday from a shot to the head It comes as two more people were killed by Myanmar … Read more
Security forces in Myanmar have launched another violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, shooting at least one dead in the bloodiest week since military leaders seized power in a coup. A man in his 20s, named locally as Ko Zaw Myo, died on Friday after being shot in the neck by police during protests in the city … Read more
Footage has emerged of a Myanmar pro-democracy protester being shot dead at point-blank range amid a bloody crackdown by the military – whose soldiers are issuing threats on TikTok warning that ‘I will shoot whoever I see’. The video of a civilian being gunned down in the street has been condemned by a UN special … Read more
Riot police have been filmed brutally beating volunteer medics who are helping wounded pro-democracy protesters in Myanmar. CCTV footage captured in the country’s largest city of Yangon on Wednesday showed armed police stopping an ambulance at gunpoint and forcing three medics out before attacking them. One officer blasts one of the vehicle’s windows with a … Read more
At least 38 people have been killed by security forces in Myanmar after they opened fire on pro-democracy across the country, in the ‘bloodiest’ day since the military coup last month. The heavily armoured police and military have gunned down the protesters and fired tear gas at crowds in an attempt to quell the demonstrations, … Read more
Aung San Suu Kyi was seen for the first time since last month’s coup in Myanmar today as she faced court amid an escalating military crackdown in the country. The deposed pro-democracy leader, who was arrested during the generals’ February 1 takeover, appeared in court by video-link on Monday facing a series of charges including … Read more