10 Apr 2021 / 08:59 H.
(Updates with comment from lawyer after court hearing) Suu Kyi video court hearing due amid report of treason charge At least 536 civilians killed since coup - activist group U.N. envoy to Myanmar warns risk of imminent bloodbath U.S. urges China to use influence to hold junta accountable China foreign minister meets Southeast Asian counterparts
April 1 (Reuters) - Myanmar activists burned copies of a military-framed constitution on Thursday two months after the junta seized power, as a U.N. special envoy warned of the risk of a bloodbath because of an intensified crackdown on anti-coup protesters.
Myanmar has been rocked by protests since the army overthrew the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1 citing unsubstantiated claims of fraud in a November election.
10 Apr 2021 / 08:59 H. Suu Kyi video court hearing due amid report of treason charge At least 536 civilians killed since coup - activist group U.N. envoy to Myanmar warns risk of imminent bloodbath U.S. urges China to use influence to hold junta accountable China foreign minister meets Southeast Asian counterparts
April 1 (Reuters) - Myanmar activists burned copies of a military-framed constitution on Thursday two months after the junta seized power, as a U.N. special envoy warned of the risk of a bloodbath because of an intensified crackdown on anti-coup protesters.
The United Nations envoy s warning follows a flare-up in fighting between the army and ethnic minority insurgents in frontier regions.
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April 1 (Reuters) - Myanmar's deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been charged with breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, her lawyer said on Thursday, the most serious charge against the veteran opponent of military rule.