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Myanmar protests against military coup continue to build, see how the govt responded
Despite deploying more forces and promising to hold a new election, the generals have failed to stop more than two weeks of daily protests and a civil disobedience movement calling for the reversal of the February 1 coup and release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The response of security forces this time has been less deadly, but at least three protesters have were killed after two were shot dead in the second city of Mandalay.
Protestors continue to hold demonstrations
Opponents of Myanmar's military coup called a general strike and more street protests on Monday as authorities threatened that confrontation could cost lives after two protesters were shot dead at the weekend.
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A group on protestors mourn the death of those killed by the military
The deaths in Mandalay did not discourage protesters on Sunday, when they turned out again in tens of thousands there and in Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon.
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The police are using water canons to disperse protestors
Several Western countries have condemned the coup and decried the violence against protesters. The United States, Japan, Singapore, Britain, and Germany have also condemned the violence and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the lethal force was unacceptable.
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A Hearst containing casket of Mya Thwet Thwet Khine travels to the cemetery in Myanmar
Residents in Yangon said roads to some embassies, including the U.S. embassy, were blocked on Monday. The diplomatic missions have become gathering points for protesters calling for foreign intervention.
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People from all communities have stepped out to protest
State-owned media MRTV warned protesters against action . "Protesters are now inciting the people, especially emotional teenagers and youths, to a confrontation path where they will suffer the loss of life," it said, according to a report by Reuters.
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Facebook removed the main page of the Myanmar military for inciting violence
Myanmar’s Assistance Association for Political Prisoners said 640 people have been arrested, charged or sentenced since the coup - including former members of government and opponents of the army takeover.
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