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Witnesses say the military regime appears worried protesters will join hands with ethnic armies.

Myanmar activists hold blue shirt protests; report says junta chief to attend summit Reuters | Apr 22, 2021 12:07 AM EDT People attend sit-in protest and prayer ceremony for those who have died during protests against Myanmars military coup in Kyat Sar Pyin Quarter, Dawei, (Photo : DAWEI WATCH via REUTERS) Myanmar anti-coup activists launched protests on Wednesday calling for the release of detained prisoners, as junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing was reported to be planning to attend a regio...

By Reuters Staff 4 Min Read (Reuters) -Myanmar anti-coup activists launched protests on Wednesday calling for the release of detained prisoners, as Nikkei Asia reported that junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing would attend a regional summit to discuss the crisis in the country. Spokesman Zaw Min Tun said the military commander would attend the leaders’ meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday, the online service of the Japanese news magaz...

Asia PacificMyanmar sees blue shirt protests over detentions, junta outlaws unity govt Reuters 5 minutes read Myanmar anti-coup activists launched protests on Wednesday calling for the release of prisoners detained by the junta, as the military government declared a National Unity Government formed by its opponents was illegal. The Southeast Asian country has been in crisis since the military seized power from Aung San Suu Kyis elected government on Feb. 1, with almost daily protests against th...

Win Tin, whose funeral is held in Rangoon on Wednesday, remained unbroken despite nearly two decades in prison, and told his jailers to go to hell.

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright 188 By Moe Zaw Oo 21 April 2021 On the seventh anniversary of the death of Myanmar’s prominent democracy activist and journalist U Win Tin, The Irrawaddy revisits an article about him by the current deputy foreign minister of Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG), U Moe Zaw Oo, who originally wrote under the penname of Kay Latt in 2007. Like the English poet William Blake, who wrote the immortal line “Tiger, tiger, burning bright,” Burma’s long...

Myanmar sees blue shirt protests; junta outlaws unity govt This handout photo taken and released by Dawei Watch on April 20, 2021 shows protesters holding signs as they march in a demonstration against the military coup in Dawei. Photo courtesy: AFP Reuters Reuters Myanmar anti-coup activists launched protests on Wednesday calling for the release of prisoners detained by the junta, as the military government declared a National Unity Government formed...

‘Nearly 250,000 people displaced’ in Myanmar military crackdown Al Jazeera English © Protesters defend themselves from the troops in Kale, Sagaing region, Myanmar, on March 28, 2021 [Fi... Protesters defend themselves from the troops in Kale, Sagaing region, Myanmar, on March 28, 2021 [File: Reuters] The Myanmar military’s crackdown on anti-coup protests has displaced close to a quarter of a million people, a United Nations rights envoy said, as activists in the Southea...

Myanmar activists protest as report says junta chief to attend summit 4 published : 21 Apr 2021 at 15:02 4 Protesters hold signs as they march in a demonstration against the military coup in Dawei on Tuesday. (AFP PHOTO / DAWEI WATCH) Myanmar anti-coup activists launched protests on Wednesday calling for the release of detained prisoners, as Nikkei Asia reported that junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing would attend a regional summit to discu...

The Myanmar military’s crackdown on anti-coup protests has displaced close to a quarter of a million people, a United Nations rights envoy said, as activists in the Southeast Asian nation staged demonstrations calling for the release of all those arrested since the February 1 coup. Tom Andrews, the UN special rapporteur for Myanmar, again appealed for international action on Wednesday, saying he was “horrified” to learn from his sources that “the junta’s attacks have already left near...