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YANGON: Several hundred teachers and students protested at a Myanmar university on Friday as the military widened a dragnet against officials ousted in a coup that has drawn global condemnation and the threat of new sanctions.
Channels Television Updated February 5, 2021 This picture obtained from the Twitter account @VegasBoyAHM shows people lined up to buy goods on a street in Yangon on February 1, 2021, following the military’s move to detain the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country’s president in a coup. @VegasBoyAHM / Courtesy of Twitter account @VegasBoyAHM / AFP Myanmar lost access to Twitter on Friday night, the latest move to stifle dissent as the military widened an internet ban days after a coup that has drawn global condemnation and the threat of new sanctions. De fa...
Myanmar: Yangon’s Dagon university protests as military widens coup dragnet AFP University teachers hold signs with red ribbons calling for civil disobedience during a protest against the military coup at Dagon University in Yangon on February 5, 2021. STR / AFP Some teachers, students from the Yangon’s Dagon University and employees from several government ministries in Naypyidaw wore red ribbons and flashed the democracy symbol in solidarity with the protesters. Several hundred teachers and students protested at a Myanmar university Friday as the military widened a dragnet against o...
Myanmar junta blocks internet access as protests widen over coup Since the coup, social media platforms have been major sources of independent news as well as organising tools for protests. By Press Association Saturday 6 Feb 2021, 10:15 AM Feb 5th 2021, 10:01 PM 19,195 Views 12 Comments Riot police block the road to prevent protesters from marching forward in capital Yangon Riot police block the road to prevent protesters from marching forw...
Twitter Restricted In Myanmar As Outrage Over Military Coup Grows Twitter Restricted In Myanmar As Outrage Over Military Coup Grows De facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained Monday and ousted from power, returning the country to military rule after a 10-year dalliance with democracy. The Myanmar Military has imposed a state of emergency for a year. Yangon, Myanmar: Myanmar lost access to Twitter on Friday night, the latest move to stifle dissent as the military widened an internet ban days after a coup that has drawn global condemnation and the threat of new sanctions. De facto lea...