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Myanmar protests: Crowds back on streets after fatalities

An impromptu memorial honouring those who had been killed in the movement has been set up under an elevated roadway in Yangon.

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Mourners in Myanmar light candles to remember protester

Mya Thwet Thwet Khine had been demonstrating against the country's military coup, which happened on February 1. She was shot on February 9, two days before her 20th birthday.

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Woman dies after being shot in Myanmar post-coup protest

The woman is the first confirmed death since the military's takeover earlier this month

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Demonstrators gather for one of biggest protests since Myanmar's coup

Thousands of protesters rally near Yangon's central Sule pagoda in one of the biggest protests in Myanmar since the military coup on February 1.

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Protesters in Myanmar call for release of Aung San Suu Kyi

Thousands of people in Myanmar have called for power to be handed back to civilian chiefs in a mass rally in Yangon.

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Myanmar coup: Protesters try to reach NLD headquarters in Yangon

Demonstrators sat behind a police barricade chanting slogans and waving banners aloft demanding the release of Suu Kyi of the return of the government they elected.

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Heavy army presence in Myanmar's biggest city as protests continue

A near-total internet shutdown was reported on Sunday night, as mass protests against the military coup entered their second week.

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Myanmar protesters defy ban on gatherings to march against the coup

Neither protesters nor the military have shown signs of backing down from their stances on the coup.

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Facebook curb content shared by Myanmar military online

Facebook has pledged to reduce the distribution of all content on Facebook pages and profiles run by the Myanmar Military “Tatmadaw”, as well as accounts linked to the armed forces spokesperson Brigadier-General Zaw Min Tun.

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Countries curb diplomatic ties and weigh sanctions on Myanmar

In Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said European foreign ministers will meet Feb. 22 to review the 27-nation bloc’s relations with Myanmar.

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Younger generation bring colour to Myanmar coup protests

Street protests against last week's military coup continued on Wednesday.

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Macho men, princesses and ghosts: Myanmar protesters get creative

The situation is so bad, "even the introverts are here", as one demonstrator's poster put it.