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Now playing Next no comment Tear gas, ambulances at protest outside Sri Lanka PM office Police fire tear gas at protesters mobbing the Prime minister's residence in Colombo as crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country. 13/07/2022
Now playing Next Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi moved to prison, says Myanmar military junta Human rights experts have accused the army of creating a "digital dictatorship" through internet shutdowns and surveillance since last year's coup. 23/06/2022
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Now playing Next Guinea-Bissau Guinea Bissau: President says calm returned to capital after gunfire The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, said in a statement that it "condemns this attempted coup" and holds the military responsibility for the "physical integrity" of the president and his government. 01/02/2022
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Now playing Next Burkina Faso Soldiers declare military junta in control in Burkina Faso More than a dozen mutinous soldiers declared on state television that a military junta had seized control of Burkina Faso. 25/01/2022
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Now playing Next Sudan EU's Borrell condemns violence against anti-coup protesters in Sudan More than 70 people have been killed and hundreds of others have been wounded in mass protests since the military took over. 18/01/2022
Now playing Next Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's president claims violent protests were 'attempted coup' President Tokayev gave no evidence for his claims on Monday, while officials said nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during last week's trouble. 10/01/2022
Now playing Next Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi: Ousted leader 'sentenced to four more years in jail' A legal official speaking anonymously said the court found Suu Kyi guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions. 10/01/2022
Now playing Next Sudan Sudan's PM Abdalla Hamdok announces resignation amid deadlock "I tried my best to stop the country from sliding towards disaster," Hamdok said in his resignation speech. 03/01/2022
Now playing Next no comment Sudanese brave lockdown to keep up anti-coup protests Sudanese demonstrators join new protests against the army's October 25 coup in the capital Khartoum. 30/12/2021
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Now playing Next Ukraine Kyiv aware of a coup plot involving Russians, claims Ukraine The plot was allegedly planned to take place next week. Moscow has denied any involvement. 26/11/2021
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