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Myanmar junta orders martial law in 6 Yangon neighborhoods
Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in a wide area of the country’s largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup.
Myanmar security forces kill 38, martial law called in Yangon areas
Myanmar security forces killed at least 38 people during protests Sunday against the military coup, a rights group said, while martial law was declared in several townships in the country's largest city Yangon.
Myanmar court extends detention of AP journalist
A court in Myanmar on Friday extended the pre-trial detention period for an Associated Press journalist arrested while covering demonstrations against the military's seizure of power last month. He is facing a charge that could send him to prison for three years.
Myanmar media defiant as junta cracks down
Myanmar’s military-controlled government is seeking to suppress media coverage of protests against its seizure of power as journalists and ordinary citizens strive to inform people inside and outside of the country about what is happening.
Myanmar protesters defy curfew; media outlets ordered shut
Demonstrators in Myanmar’s biggest city came out Monday night for their first mass protests in defiance of an 8 p.m. curfew, seeking to show support for an estimated 200 students trapped by security forces in a small area of one neighborhood.
Australia suspends defense training with Myanmar after coup
Australia has suspended its defense cooperation with Myanmar and is redirecting humanitarian aid in the country because of last month's military takeover of the government and the ongoing detention of an Australian citizen.
Myanmar residents ask Japan to push military to free Suu Kyi
Myanmar residents in Japan requested Sunday that Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi pressure the Myanmar military into freeing civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others it has been detaining since the Feb. 1 coup.
Moon calls for release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, condemns crackdown on protests
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday condemned the violent crackdown on protests in Myanmar and called for the release of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
Protests, tear gas in Myanmar after UN envoy urges action
Security forces in Myanmar again used force Saturday to disperse anti-coup protesters, a day after a U.N. special envoy urged the Security Council to take action to quell junta violence that this past week left more than 50 peaceful demonstrators dead and scores injured.
India tightens border security after 20 from Myanmar cross over
India has tightened security in its northeastern states bordering Myanmar in view of people escaping the turmoil in that country after the recent military coup.