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Myanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ as internet blackout widens
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Myanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ as internet blackout widens

(Reuters) -People in Myanmar opposed to the military junta marched, observed strikes and scrambled to overcome a shutdown of the…
Attack by Myanmar’s Kachin minority signals deepening crisis
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Attack by Myanmar’s Kachin minority signals deepening crisis

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Kachin guerrillas attacked a police outpost in northern Myanmar early Wednesday, local media reported, in an…
Thailand denies forcing fleeing villagers back to Myanmar
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Thailand denies forcing fleeing villagers back to Myanmar

MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister denied Tuesday that his country’s security forces forced villagers back to…
Thousands take to the streets in Myanmar as five more protesters killed
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Thousands take to the streets in Myanmar as five more protesters killed

(Reuters) -Myanmar security forces killed at least five protesters on Monday, three of them in the main city of Yangon,…
Protests in Myanmar as junta chief marks Armed Forces Day
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Protests in Myanmar as junta chief marks Armed Forces Day

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s junta on Saturday used the occasion of the country’s Armed Forces Day…
Myanmar junta frees hundreds held for anti-coup protests
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Myanmar junta frees hundreds held for anti-coup protests

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Hundreds of people imprisoned for demonstrating against last month’s coup in Myanmar were released Wednesday, a…
In Myanmar’s hinterland, army uproots ethnic Karen villagers
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In Myanmar’s hinterland, army uproots ethnic Karen villagers

BANGKOK (AP) — In the jungles of southeast Myanmar, the army was shooting and otherwise oppressing civilians long before last…
Fleeing coup, Myanmar refugees in India seek asylum
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Fleeing coup, Myanmar refugees in India seek asylum

MIZORAM, India (AP) — Police officers who defied the Myanmar army’s orders to shoot opponents of the coup and escaped…
UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers
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UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The people of Myanmar have huge expectations from the United Nations and the international community following…
Myanmar security forces kill nine as Indonesia calls for end to violence
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Myanmar security forces kill nine as Indonesia calls for end to violence

(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces shot dead nine opponents of a February 1 coup on Friday, a funeral services provider…
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