Coup

Coup

Many thousands of civil servants have joined the CDM (Myanmar Now)
Striking doctors, foreign ministry staff charged as junta continues crackdown on Civil Disobedience Movement 
Family members have been denied visits and a hearing went ahead on Saturday without their knowledge
Published on Feb 24, 2021
Hundreds of thousands descended on Hledan in Yangon to protest the military coup on Monday (Myanmar Now)
‘We’re getting closer’ - protesters hopeful of victory as general strike shuts down country 
‘This uprising will continue until the people’s desire comes true,’ said one protester
Feb 22, 2021
Despite arrests, more government employees have joined strikes (Myanmar Now) 
Foreign ministry staff arrested as regime tries to deter civil servants from mass strike 
Colleagues and family members say they have had no contact with detainees
Feb 20, 2021
Police and soldiers attacked people with batons and slingshots on Friday as they arrest 14 people 
Teenagers among 14 arrested in crackdown on anti-coup protests in Myitkyina 
Police and soldiers attacked peaceful protesters with slingshots and batons
Feb 20, 2021
Win Htein asked the court to sentence him immediately at a hearing he attended via videolink on Friday  
Senior NLD figure Win Htein appears via video link for court hearing in Naypyitaw 
The party grandee asked the judge to sentence him immediately, a court official said
Feb 19, 2021
Photo : Myanmar Now
A leaderless revolution looks to the past, and hopes for a better future
The popular uprising against military rule is still young, but it has decades of experience to draw on as it fights an old enemy of the people
Feb 19, 2021
Protesters gathered at outside the Aung Myay Tharzan court to support the ousted Mandalay chief minister (Myanmar Now)
NLD vice chair Zaw Myint Maung charged with incitement, denied access to lawyers  
He is being held at Mandalay’s Oboe prison and his next hearing is scheduled for February 22
Feb 18, 2021
Regime issues arrest warrants for celebrities who urged people to join Civil Disobedience Movement 
The six are among numerous entertainers who have joined recent protests and encouraged people not to work under the dictatorship
Feb 17, 2021
Public employees, including teachers, engineers, doctors and nurses, join a protest in Yangon's Sanchaung township on February 8 as part the civil disobedience movement. (Myanmar Now)
As civil disobedience movement grows, so do efforts to shore up resistance
As civil servants stage walkouts in protest against military rule, new groups are forming to help them meet basic needs
Feb 16, 2021
Lawyer Khin Maung Zaw speaks to the media on Feb 15 in front of the Dekkhina District Court in Naypyitaw (Myanmar Now)
Hearings for Suu Kyi and Win Myint delayed until Wednesday 
The hearings will be held via video link at a Naypyitaw court, the pair’s lawyer has said
Feb 15, 2021
Soldiers and police fired air guns into the crowd without warning (Myanmar Now) 
Soldiers and police fire air guns into crowd of protesters at bank in Mandalay 
The demonstrators were calling on bank staff to join the civil disobedience movement when the crackdown began, injuring at least three
Feb 15, 2021
Family of young woman shot in head during anti-coup protest say they are ready to take her off life support
Brother-in-law says they haven’t yet decided when to turn off the ventilator but accept she has no chance of recovery
Feb 14, 2021
Medical doctors protesting against the military dictatorship in Yangon on Friday (Myanmar Now)
Doctors join Yangon protests, vow to continue defying military regime
‘They’re using force now and we need the public’s support to withstand it’ one doctor said
Feb 12, 2021

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