カテゴリー: Protest
Rally in Kale turns violent and stun grenades deployed in YangonThree people have been critically injured after security forces fired live rounds at anti-coup protesters in north-western Myanmar, medics said, as a regional meeting of south-east Asian c…
At least four people charged with national security offences taken to hospital after long court delaysA bail hearing for 47 campaigners, election candidates and activists charged with national security offences in Hong Kong has resumed after at least f…
Police clear protesters in parts of Yangon as ministers from regional Asean grouping seek end to violenceMyanmar police have fired stun grenades to disperse protesters in the city of Yangon, witnesses said, as foreign ministers of neighbouring countrie…
Chevron and Total called on to cease operations in country, which receives $1.1bn a year from oil and gas, after Australia’s Woodside suspends work there Global oil and gas companies Woodside, Chevron and Total should halt the flow of money from projec…
Police and troops crack down on rallies held across the country in defiance of juntaAt least 18 people have been killed, according to the UN, after security forces in Myanmar used lethal violence against anti-coup protesters in the most deadly crackdow…
A woman has reportedly been shot and killed as police in Myanmar escalated a violent crackdown on anti-coup protesters, firing teargas and rubber bullets and detaining dozens of people. Protesters who attempted to gather for peaceful rallies …
For a generation used to freedoms that have come with democracy, going back to military rule is unthinkableIn the searing afternoon sun, Myo, 21, stood in front of a police barricade near Yangon’s Sule Pagoda – one of just a handful of protesters to ga…
Officers intensify use of force, firing teargas and rubber bullets at people protesting against coupA woman has reportedly been shot and killed as police in Myanmar escalated a violent crackdown on anti-coup protesters, firing teargas and rubber bullet…
Nikol Pashinyan rallies supporters after military calls on him to step down amid anger at Nagorno-Karabakh defeatThe Armenian prime minister has accused the armed forces of an attempted coup against his government after top military officers signed a l…
Protesters compare Monday’s date – 22.2.2021 – to 8 August 1988, when the military cracked down on pro-democracy ralliesMyanmar’s military junta has implied it will again use deadly violence against protesters, after anti-coup activists called for more…
Pockets of protesters across the country disperse from rallies to government buildings and housingAs a government worker adjusts her conical hat, protesters move forward with their umbrellas to shield her from the sun. Many of her colleagues on strike …
Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar have paid tribute to the young woman who died a day earlier after being shot by police during a demonstration against the military takeover. Impromptu memorials were held in Yangon, Mandalay and the capital city, Naypyid…
Second reported victim, a 36-year-old carpenter, was shot in the chest and died en route to hospitalAt least two anti-coup protesters in Myanmar have been shot dead by riot police, emergency workers have said, amid continuing demonstrations demanding a…
Grocery store worker Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, 20, is the first protest fatality since military took control in coup two weeks agoA woman who was shot in the head by police during protests in Myanmar last week has died – the first protest fatality sinc…
Protesters try to block movement of security forces and civil servants, while hackers targets militarySome of the busiest streets in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, have been brought to a standstill for a second day running by slow-moving and “broken-d…