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Hundreds Of Myanmar Parents Publicly Disown Children Who Oppose Junta
Every day for the last three months, an average of 6-7 families in Myanmar have posted notices in the country's state-owned newspapers cutting ties with sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren who have publicly opposed the ruling junta.
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Number Of Deaths In Myanmar Rises To 1,500, Nearly 8,800 In Custody: UN
At least 1,500 people are known to have been killed in year-long protests against the coup in Myanmar, with thousands more possibly killed in the armed conflict, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday.
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5 Dead After Myanmar Security Forces Ram Car Into Protest: Report
Five people were killed and at least 15 arrested after Myanmar security forces in a car rammed into an anti-coup protest on Sunday morning in Yangon, local news portal Myanmar Now reported.
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Myanmar Junta To Release 5,000 Jailed Anti-Coup Protesters
Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup that ousted the civilian government, the country's junta chief said today.
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Myanmar's Military Launches Air Strikes Amid Clashes, Internet Cut In Many Areas
Myanmar's military launched air strikes at the weekend after clashes with fighters opposed to the junta in the Sagaing region, according to media and a militia member, as phone lines and the internet were also severed in some districts.
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75 Children Killed, Around 1,000 Detained Since Myanmar Coup: UN Experts
Dozens of children have been killed and hundreds arbitrarily detained in Myanmar since a coup more than five months ago, UN rights experts warned Friday.
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Protesters Mark Anniversary Of 1962 Rallies Against Myanmar's First Junta
Protesters hit the streets across Myanmar on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of 1962 student protests against the country's first junta, vowing defiance against its latest incarnation more than five months after it seized power.
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25 Killed In Myanmar Clashes Between Army, Anti-Junta Fighters
Twenty-five anti-junta fighters and civilians were killed during clashes with the military in central Myanmar, villagers said Sunday, as locals increasingly take up arms against the regime in the coup-wracked country.
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At Least 3 Killed As Junta Forces Clash With Myanmar Villagers
A clash between Myanmar soldiers and villagers wielding homemade guns left at least three civilians dead in the south of the coup-stricken country Saturday, state media said, although one witness put the death toll at 12.
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11 Dead As Myanmar Protesters Fight Troops With Handmade Guns, Firebombs
Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar fought back with handmade guns and firebombs against a crackdown by security forces in a town in the northwest but at least 11 of the protesters were killed, domestic media reported on Thursday.
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Myanmar Military Slammed For Deaths Of Over 40 Children
Myanmar's junta faced fresh international criticism Friday over the deaths of more than 40 children and the "forced disappearance" of hundreds of people in its crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
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Myanmar Civil War Fears Growing After Airstrikes
As the death toll among Myanmar's protesters rose dramatically last weekend, military air strikes against one of the country's largest rebel groups stoked fears of another problem: Full-fledged civil war.
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Global Condemnation Follows As Myanmar Sees Bloodiest Day Since Coup
Defence chiefs from a dozen countries on Sunday jointly condemned the bloodbath in Myanmar a day earlier, when at least 90 people -- including several children -- were killed after security forces opened fire on protesters.
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Day Of Shame For Myanmar Armed Forces, Says Anti-Junta Group As Over 100 Killed
Myanmar security forces killed 114 people, including some children, in a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on Saturday, the bloodiest day of violence since last month's military coup, news reports and witnesses said.
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Myanmar Military Says Protesters Will Be "Shot In The Head": Report
Myanmar's military junta warned that its forces would shoot protesters in the head, state television said, as anti-coup activists called for a huge show of defiance on the country's Armed Forces Day on Saturday.
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Hundreds Of Myanmar Parents Publicly Disown Children Who Oppose Junta
Every day for the last three months, an average of 6-7 families in Myanmar have posted notices in the country's state-owned newspapers cutting ties with sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren who have publicly opposed the ruling junta.
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Number Of Deaths In Myanmar Rises To 1,500, Nearly 8,800 In Custody: UN
At least 1,500 people are known to have been killed in year-long protests against the coup in Myanmar, with thousands more possibly killed in the armed conflict, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday.
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5 Dead After Myanmar Security Forces Ram Car Into Protest: Report
Five people were killed and at least 15 arrested after Myanmar security forces in a car rammed into an anti-coup protest on Sunday morning in Yangon, local news portal Myanmar Now reported.
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Myanmar Junta To Release 5,000 Jailed Anti-Coup Protesters
Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup that ousted the civilian government, the country's junta chief said today.
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Myanmar's Military Launches Air Strikes Amid Clashes, Internet Cut In Many Areas
Myanmar's military launched air strikes at the weekend after clashes with fighters opposed to the junta in the Sagaing region, according to media and a militia member, as phone lines and the internet were also severed in some districts.
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75 Children Killed, Around 1,000 Detained Since Myanmar Coup: UN Experts
Dozens of children have been killed and hundreds arbitrarily detained in Myanmar since a coup more than five months ago, UN rights experts warned Friday.
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Protesters Mark Anniversary Of 1962 Rallies Against Myanmar's First Junta
Protesters hit the streets across Myanmar on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of 1962 student protests against the country's first junta, vowing defiance against its latest incarnation more than five months after it seized power.
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25 Killed In Myanmar Clashes Between Army, Anti-Junta Fighters
Twenty-five anti-junta fighters and civilians were killed during clashes with the military in central Myanmar, villagers said Sunday, as locals increasingly take up arms against the regime in the coup-wracked country.
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At Least 3 Killed As Junta Forces Clash With Myanmar Villagers
A clash between Myanmar soldiers and villagers wielding homemade guns left at least three civilians dead in the south of the coup-stricken country Saturday, state media said, although one witness put the death toll at 12.
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11 Dead As Myanmar Protesters Fight Troops With Handmade Guns, Firebombs
Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar fought back with handmade guns and firebombs against a crackdown by security forces in a town in the northwest but at least 11 of the protesters were killed, domestic media reported on Thursday.
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Myanmar Military Slammed For Deaths Of Over 40 Children
Myanmar's junta faced fresh international criticism Friday over the deaths of more than 40 children and the "forced disappearance" of hundreds of people in its crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
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Myanmar Civil War Fears Growing After Airstrikes
As the death toll among Myanmar's protesters rose dramatically last weekend, military air strikes against one of the country's largest rebel groups stoked fears of another problem: Full-fledged civil war.
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Global Condemnation Follows As Myanmar Sees Bloodiest Day Since Coup
Defence chiefs from a dozen countries on Sunday jointly condemned the bloodbath in Myanmar a day earlier, when at least 90 people -- including several children -- were killed after security forces opened fire on protesters.
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Day Of Shame For Myanmar Armed Forces, Says Anti-Junta Group As Over 100 Killed
Myanmar security forces killed 114 people, including some children, in a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on Saturday, the bloodiest day of violence since last month's military coup, news reports and witnesses said.
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Myanmar Military Says Protesters Will Be "Shot In The Head": Report
Myanmar's military junta warned that its forces would shoot protesters in the head, state television said, as anti-coup activists called for a huge show of defiance on the country's Armed Forces Day on Saturday.
