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• ‘Heart-wrenching’: Pope Francis decries suffering of Myanmar refugees

  A nonviolent civil disobedience movement is challenging military rule, but the junta's attempt to repress it with deadly force has fueled resistance.

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  Jun 20, 2021
  
• Myanmar military general to face grilling from Asian leaders over coup violence

  Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's decision to face the Association of Southeast Asian Nations offers a rare chance for the 10-nation bloc to directly deal with the general behind the coup.

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  Apr 24, 2021
  
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• Myanmar anti-coup protesters stage ‘silent strike’ to mourn over 700 dead

  Streets in the main city of Yangon were largely deserted, residents said, while black-clad protesters held small rallies in half a dozen cities and towns, media reported.

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  Apr 16, 2021
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• Myanmar anti-coup protesters shun new year celebrations amid junta crackdown

  The five-day New Year holiday, known as Thingyan, is usually celebrated with prayers, ritual cleaning of Buddha images in temples and high-spirited water-dousing on the streets.

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  Apr 13, 2021
• Myanmar security forces kill 82 pro-democracy protesters in single day: reports

  At least 701 protesters and bystanders have been killed by security forces since the army’s takeover, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.

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  Apr 11, 2021
• Myanmar’s economy could shrink 10% due to military coup unrest: World Bank

  Myanmar anti-coup protesters staged more rallies on Friday after the military reportedly shot nine people dead a day earlier, while new sanctions were laid by the U.S. and Britain.

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  Mar 26, 2021
• Myanmar military junta frees hundreds of anti-coup protesters amid silent strike

  Pro-democracy activists switched planned to hold a silent strike on Wednesday, with a range of businesses from ride hailers to pharmacies planning to close in solidarity.

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  Mar 23, 2021
• Myanmar doctors protest against military coup as police crackdowns claim more lives

  In recent weeks, street protests have faded as a tactic in the face of rising deaths as police and soldiers have shot live fire into crowds and indiscriminately detained people.

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  Mar 22, 2021
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• International pressure on Myanmar military grows as more anti-coup protesters killed

  Asian neighbors, who have for years stuck to a code of not criticizing each other's internal problems, have joined the West in speaking out to urge an end to the violence.

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  Mar 20, 2021
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• Ousted Myanmar lawmakers eye criminal probe over military coup as violence continues

  Military and police have used increasingly violent tactics to suppress demonstrations by supporters of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but that has not put off the protests.

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  Mar 19, 2021