Britain on Friday advised its citizens to flee Myanmar, as a UN expert warned the junta is likely committing ‘crimes against humanity’ in its attempt to stay in power. The military authorities are cracking down with increasing severity on daily protests against their February 1 coup, with at least 70 people killed according to the … Read more
The military junta in Myanmar today accused ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of taking cash and gold bribes worth nearly a million pounds as deadly clashes continued on the streets. Another seven protesters were shot dead prompting widespread international condemnation at the crackdown which has seen more than 60 killed and 2,000 arrested – with … Read more
The military junta in Myanmar today accused ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of taking cash and gold bribes worth nearly a million pounds as deadly clashes continued on the streets. Another seven protesters were shot dead prompting widespread international condemnation at the crackdown which has seen more than 60 killed and 2,000 arrested – with … Read more
Myanmar police went door-to-door searching for pro-democracy protesters last night as the ruling generals try to stamp out protests against their military junta. Security forces sealed off a block of streets in Yangon and said they would punish residents if they found protesters from out of town hiding in their homes. Police were targeting apartments … Read more
A nun in Myanmar has faced up to armed police by getting down on her knees to beg them to stop the violence on a day in which two more protesters were killed. Sister Ann Roza was wearing white robes and a black habit as she knelt in front of the armed junta officers in Myitkyina. … Read more
Body of ‘Everything will be OK’ Myanmar protester is exhumed by authorities who claim examination proves she was not shot by police – as two more demonstrators are killed today Kyal Sin, widely known as Angel, died on Wednesday from a shot to the head It comes as two more people were killed by Myanmar … Read more
Police officers have begun fleeing Myanmar into India after refusing to take part in an increasingly bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Indian border guards say around 30 officers and their families have crossed into their country in the past few days, and are mostly seeking refuge in Mizoram state. Locals say the men claimed to … Read more
Security forces in Myanmar have launched another violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, shooting at least one dead in the bloodiest week since military leaders seized power in a coup. A man in his 20s, named locally as Ko Zaw Myo, died on Friday after being shot in the neck by police during protests in the city … Read more
Footage has emerged of a Myanmar pro-democracy protester being shot dead at point-blank range amid a bloody crackdown by the military – whose soldiers are issuing threats on TikTok warning that ‘I will shoot whoever I see’. The video of a civilian being gunned down in the street has been condemned by a UN special … Read more
Riot police have been filmed brutally beating volunteer medics for helping wounded pro-democracy protesters in Myanmar. CCTV footage captured in the country’s largest city of Yangon on Wednesday showed armed police stopping an ambulance at gunpoint and forcing three medics out before attacking them. One officer blasts one of the vehicle’s windows with a shotgun … Read more