YANGON: Thousands of Myanmar anti-coup demonstrators defied an ongoing military crackdown on Sunday, following overnight raids in Yangon in which an official from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party was beaten to death and several others were detained.
Myanmar has been rocked by unrest since a Feb 1 coup ousted civilian leader Suu Kyi from power and triggered a mass uprising of people opposed to the new military junta.
Wednesday was the deadliest day so far, with the United Nations saying at least 38 people were killed when security forces fired into crowds, shooting some protesters in the head.
The UN rights office also said it has verified at least 54 deaths since the coup though the actual number could be far higher and more than 1,700 people have been detained.
Myanmar protesters rally after overnight raids on opposition figures AFP News Myanmar Protests
Thousands of Myanmar anti-coup demonstrators defied an ongoing military crackdown Sunday, following overnight raids in Yangon in which an official from Aung San Suu Kyi s party was beaten to death and several others were detained. Myanmar
Myanmar has been rocked by unrest since a February 1 coup ousted civilian leader Suu Kyi from power and triggered a mass uprising of people opposed to the new military junta. Myanmar Protests
Wednesday was the deadliest day so far, with the United Nations saying at least 38 people were killed when security forces fired into crowds, shooting some protesters in the head.
Thousands of Myanmar anti-coup demonstrators defied an ongoing military crackdown on March 7, following overnight raids in Yangon in which an official from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party was beaten to death and several others were detained.
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