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• Nearly 500 arrested in Myanmar to date as anti-coup protests paralyze government

  Despite junta appeals for civil servants to return to work and threats of actions if they do not, there has been no sign of the strikes easing.

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  Feb 18, 2021
  
• UN warns of violent crackdown as Myanmar’s anti-coup protests swell by thousands

  The military seized power on Feb. 1, the day newly elected parliamentarians were supposed to take their seats.

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  Feb 17, 2021
  
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• Anger at Myanmar police grows over arrests as anti-coup rallies enter 2nd week

  Anger in Myanmar has been fuelled by videos showing more arrests of government critics, including a doctor who was part of the civil disobedience movement.

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  Feb 13, 2021
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• Myanmar coup leader urges country to ‘join hands’ with military for democracy

  The protesters are unlikely to be swayed by Min Aung Hlaing's call for unity, which come on the national holiday known as Union Day.

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  Feb 12, 2021
• More allies of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi arrested as U.S. announces sanctions over coup

  Protesters gathered across the country for a sixth straight day on Thursday.

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  Feb 11, 2021
• Myanmar protester expected to die from gunshot as clashes over coup turn violent

  Three other people were being treated for wounds from suspected rubber bullets, doctors said, while there were reported injuries to police during attempts to disperse protesters.

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  Feb 9, 2021
• Myanmar police fire gunshots in air to clear protesters defiant amid military coup

  The Feb. 1 coup and detention of elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has brought four straight days of protests across the Southeast Asian country of 53 million.

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  Feb 9, 2021
• Myanmar military imposes curfew, bans protests as demonstrations over coup continue

  The restrictions were ordered after police fired water cannons at hundreds of protesters in the capital, Naypyitaw.

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  Feb 8, 2021
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• Thousands protest in Myanmar over military coup despite social media ban

  Demand for VPNs has soared, allowing some people to evade the ban, but users reported more general disruption to mobile data services that most rely on for news and communications.

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  Feb 5, 2021
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• Myanmar military arrests ousted politicians while facing resistance to coup

  Win Htein, 79, is a longtime confidante of the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and had publicly called for civil disobedience in opposition to Monday's coup.

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  Feb 5, 2021