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The Myanmar army in the second largest city, Mandalay clashed with a local militia who oppose February’s military coup. This is the first time clashes between People’s Defense Forces (PDF) and the army spun in a big city. Until now, actions by the PDF have been limited to fighting in rural areas or small towns. […]
A military plane has crashed near Myanmar’s second-biggest city of Mandalay, killing at least 12 people. The plane was flying from the capital, Naypyidaw, to the town of Pyin Oo Lwin on Thursday and was coming in to land when it crashed about 300 metres from a steel plant, the military-owned Myawaddy television station reported. […]
A seven-year-old girl has been shot dead in Myanmar, becoming the youngest known victim in the crackdown following last month’s military coup. Khin Myo Chit was killed by police while she ran towards her father, during a raid on their home in the city of Mandalay. “They kicked the door to open it,” Khin’s 25-year […]
Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar maintained their dogged opposition to military rule on Sunday despite a rising death toll, with two more people killed. The country has been in turmoil since the military overthrew an elected government on February 1, bringing an end to 10 years of tentative democratic reform. One man was shot dead and […]
Myanmar military sealed off several areas in capital Yangon and imposed an information blackout in quest to contain decent. More than 200 people have been killed in protests since the military seized power in a February 1 coup, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. Bachelet said the death toll could be […]
Myanmar witnessed it’s deadliest day of protests since the military junta ousted the democratically elected government of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. At least 18 people died and more than 30 were injured, according to the United Nations Human Rights Office. Images showed bodies lying in pools of blood on the streets, the injured […]
One woman was shot, dozens were injured and several were detained as Myanmar’s security forces intensified crackdown against anti-coup protesters. On Saturday protests continued in cities across the country for the 27th straight day. In the main city of Yangon, crowds of protesters were advanced upon by police firing tear gas. Witnesses who spoke to […]
Thousands of people took part in marches to protest against military coup in Myanmar on Sunday, a day after the bloodiest day of police violence that killed two. Demonstrations and civil disobedience campaigns against the coup and the detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others continued even though the military issued stern […]
At least two people were killed during anti-coup protests in Myanmar. Police fired tear gas, rubber and live ammunition to disperse demonstrators in Mandalay, local media and medical staff reported. Hundreds had gathered for a rally at a shipyard in Myanmar’s second largest city, Mandalay. Several were injured. “Twenty people were injured and two are […]
Myanmar military arrested nearly 500 individuals in relation to the growing protests and civil disobedience movement following the February 1 coup, as protesters return to the streets on Thursday following a massive demonstration on Wednesday. Some 495 individuals were arrested according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) who are tracking detentions over the past […]