Bloodshed as 18 activists die in Myanmar crackdown: Thirty people are wounded and 1,000 are detained after weekend of protests over military coup At least 18 people have been killed as police forces crackdown on protestors Violence comes four weeks after a military coup deposed elected government Security forces opened fire after stun grenades & … Read more
Myanmar security forces shot dead at least three protesters on Sunday as the country’s military leaders stepped up the use of lethal force to quash opposition to their recent coup. The junta is battling to contain a massive street movement demanding it yield power and release ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was … Read more
Police in Myanmar fired tear gas and rubber bullets to scatter protesters gathered to oppose a military coup in the fourth weekend of demonstrations. Terrified pro-democracy activists were seen sprinting away from riot police as gas canisters fizzed around them and rubber bullet flew through the streets of Rangoon on Saturday. Myanmar has been shaken … Read more
Violence has broken out on the streets of Myanmar as supporters of the country’s new military junta attacked pro-democracy activists. At least one person was stabbed amid clashes in the country’s largest city, Yangon, on Thursday morning while others fired slingshots and hurled rocks. Police stood by as the attacks took place, amid accusations that … Read more
The United States has reiterated its support for the people of Myanmar as mass protests continue three weeks after the military seized power in a coup. ‘The United States will continue to take firm action against those who perpetrate violence against the people of Burma as they demand the restoration of their democratically elected government,’ … Read more
Dominic Raab will tell UN to get tough on Myanmar: Foreign Secretary is to urge the country’s army leadership to step aside following military coup after branding latest shootings in which two people died as ‘beyond the pale’ Dominic Raab will call on the United Nations to confront the Myanmar coup Foreign Secretary to urge … Read more
Facebook DELETES Myanmar military’s page under rules banning incitement of violence a day after two protesters were shot dead by police The junta’s True News Facebook page was taken off the platform on Sunday Facebook accused it of inciting violence against peaceful protesters Two people were gunned down by riot police on Saturday in the … Read more
Two protesters are shot dead in Myanmar as riot police open fire on crowd and world leaders condemn attack on anti-coup activists Dominic Raab has condemned today’s shooting in Mandalay, Myanmar Riot police fired live ammunition into crowds of peaceful protesters Two people were hit by bullets and killed amid antic-coup demonstrations The foreign secretary … Read more
A young woman who was shot in the head by police during an anti-coup protest last week against the military’s takeover of power in Myanmar died this morning. Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, who just turned 20 last Thursday as she lay unconscious in a hospital bed, fought for her life for ten days after she … Read more
Security forces fired at protestors outside a power plant in northern Myanmar in an attempt to break up the crowd. Footage broadcast live on Facebook showed the crowd being shot at by security personnel, but it is not clear whether they were using rubber or real bullets. Hundreds of people had gathered outside the power … Read more