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Thousands of young protesters took to Myanmar s streets yesterday in the country s biggest demonstrations since Monday s coup as authorities tightened an internet blackout.
Myanmar: tens of thousands protest against coup despite internet blackout Rebecca Ratcliffe and a Guardian reporter in Yangon
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Myanmar in the first major demonstrations since the military seized power, despite a nationwide internet blackout imposed to stifle dissent.
In the main city Yangon on Saturday, protesters chanted “down with the military dictatorship” and carried images of the ousted leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint, whose party won a landslide election in November. The military detained both in raids early on Monday morning and they have not been seen in public since.
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