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E.g., 03/19/2021
Win Htein requested bail from Naypyitaw court on March 5.
NLD party stalwart Win Htein requests bail from Naypyitaw court 
National League for Democracy (NLD) patron Win Htein requested that a Naypyitaw court release him from a detention center on bail on Friday, citing his deteriorating health. He awaits a trial for...
Caption: Protesters and bystanders attempt to help 20-year-old Zaw Myo, shot in the neck by security forces in Mandalay on Friday. He died of his injury. (Myanmar Now)
Bystander shot dead in Mandalay
Despite a UN plea for restraint by security forces in Myanmar following lethal crackdowns on anti-coup protests, the military regime continued to murder its own people on Friday morning, shooting...
Frontline protesters protect themselves with gas masks, goggles and makeshift shields in Yangon’s Insein on March 3 (Myanmar Now)
A day after the regime murdered dozens of their comrades, defiant protesters return to the streets  
Protesters returned to the streets of Yangon and elsewhere on Thursday, unbowed by police and soldiers who murdered dozens in attacks across the country in a bid to crush a month-old popular...
Police and soldiers attack anti-coup protesters in Yangon on March 3 (Myanmar Now)
Military council says it is ready to endure sanctions 
The UN special envoy for Myanmar said she was told by a member of the ruling junta that the regime is prepared to weather any sanctions or political isolation imposed on it by the international...
Members of the FFSS’s rescue team assist in sending an injured person to the hospital on March 3 in Yangon. (Free Funeral Services Society / Facebook) 
Security forces raid Free Funeral Service Society office in Yangon
Soldiers and police raided the office of the Free Funeral Service Society (FFSS) in Yangon’s North Okkalapa Township on Wednesday night, according to a senior staff member. The staff member said...
Protesters hold signs calling on the UN to take action against the military regime (Myanmar Now)
UN should invoke R2P to support arms embargo, sanctions against military - expert
The United Nations should heed calls from protesters in Myanmar to invoke Responsibility to Protect, but that will not and should not include military intervention, a top international legal expert...
Protesters protect themselves as security forces open fire and throw stun grenades in an attempt to break up a demonstration in Mandalay on March 3. (Myanmar Now)
At least 18 killed, several injured as junta wages war on unarmed protesters
At least 18 people were shot dead and dozens more injured in cities across Myanmar during lethal crackdowns by soldiers and police on anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, making it clear that the...
The victims have been identified as 37-year-old Myo Naing, who suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, and 19-year-old Kyel Sin, who was shot in the side of the head. (Myanmar Now)
Two more protesters shot dead at Mandalay demonstration
Two people were shot dead after security forces cracked down on anti-coup protesters using stun grenades and live ammunition in Mandalay on Wednesday afternoon. The victims have been identified...
Lt-Maj Tun Tun Win (left) and Capt Kyaw Kyaw Oo (right), senior police officers in Mandalay who have joined the CDM (Supplied)
Two high-ranking police officers in Mandalay join CDM
Two senior police officers serving as station chiefs in Mandalay have resigned from their positions to become the latest to join the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) against military rule. Lt-...
Despite lethal crackdowns on Sunday, anti-coup protesters have returned to streets in Yangon on Monday and Tuesday. (Myanmar Now)
Senior legal advisor becomes highest-ranking civil servant to join anti-coup movement
A senior legal advisor to the government has resigned from his post to become the highest-ranking public employee taking part in the movement against last month’s military coup. Thant Sin, the...

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