Fears grow for Myanmar residents in areas sealed off by military and under internet blackout
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More than 200 people have been killed in protests since the coup, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told CNN’s Becky Anderson Wednesday.
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PROTESTERS stand at a barricade as they clash with security forces along a bridge. Reuters
YANGON: Residents of a protest flashpoint district in Myanmar’s biggest city fled on flatbed trucks and motorbikes on Tuesday as security forces defied global calls for restraint and maintained their use of lethal force against anti-coup rallies.
Much of the country has been in uproar since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi last month, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to demand a return to democracy.
Police and soldiers have used tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds to subdue crowds in near-daily crackdowns, along with blanket nightly internet shutdowns to stop protesters from mobilising.
Published on: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
By: AFP
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An image courtesy of an anonymous source via Facebook of a passerby who was shot in South Dagon township in Yangon, as security forces continue to crackdown on demonstrations by protesters against the military coup.
YANGON: Residents of a protest flashpoint district in Myanmar’s biggest city fled on flatbed trucks and tuk-tuks Tuesday after security forces escalated the use of lethal force against anti-coup protesters, despite international appeals for restraint.
Much of the country has been in uproar since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi last month, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to demand a return to democracy.