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UN special envoy decries violence in Myanmar as 900 civilians already kill
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 900 civilians have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military takeover on February 1, United Nations Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener told the UN General Assembly.
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Myanmar: 840 people killed so far as military crackdown continues
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 31 (ANI): As the military crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar continues, as many as 840 people have been killed so far, including three people on Sunday, according to the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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828 people killed so far in Myanmar since Feb 1 military coup
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 27 (ANI): As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar, 828 people have been confirmed to be killed since the military takeover on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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Myanmar military govt announces reopening of schools from June 1, but teac
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 15 (ANI): Myanmar's military government announced it will reopen public schools on June 1 but many teachers and students opposed to the coup might refuse to return.
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740 people killed so far in Myanmar since Feb 1 military coup
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 24 (ANI): As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar, 740 people have been confirmed to be killed since the military takeover on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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3.4 mn people in Myanmar will suffer from hunger within 6 months, warns Wo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 23 (ANI): Within the next six months, 3.4 million people will go hungry, over and above the 2.8 million people considered to be food insecure in Myanmar before the military takeover, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
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China's role under scanner in Myanmar coup
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 28 (ANI): With most nations condemning military takeover in Myanmar and arrest of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, there have been reports that China has been supporting the coup.
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Over 100 arrested as Myanmar police begin crackdown on protesters
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 10 (ANI): Amid widespread protests in Myanmar following a military takeover, police forces cracked down on protesters by arresting over 100 demonstrators and firing live rounds and riot control weapons that led to serious injuries.
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Gambia: UN chief 'dismayed' at military takeover of electoral co
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 15 (ANI): Expressing dismay at the takeover of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) premises by the military in Gambia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the security forces to immediately vacate the Commission and to refrain from any
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Imran Khan pushing for army takeover of Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad, July 19 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan's statement regarding the people of Pakistan welcoming a military takeover has come in for panic criticism from all political parties, but the unfazed former cricketer has not withdrawn or qualified his scandalo
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