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Thursday, 22 Apr 2021 08:13 AM MYT Flowers hang during a nationwide flower campaign against the military coup in Yangon April 2, 2021. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. YANGON, April 22 — The Myanmar military’s crackdown on anti-coup protesters has displaced close to a quarter of a million people, a United Nations rights envoy said yesterday. The junta has stepped up its use of lethal force to quash mass demonstrations against a February 1 coup which ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. At least 738 people have been kill...

Thursday, 08 Apr 2021 01:22 PM MYT Shoes are seen during Marching Shoes Strike in honour of the people who have been killed since the start of the military coup, in Yangon April 8, 2021. — Picture obtained by Reuters Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. YANGON, April 8 — Myanmar security forces today arrested Paing Takhon, a model and actor who had spoken out against the coup, his sister told Reuters, as activists placed shoes filled with flowers in parts of Yangon to commemorate dead protesters. Troops opened fire on pro-democracy protesters ...