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A United Nations human rights investigator points to "growing reports and photographic evidence" that security forces have used live ammunition against anti-junta protesters.
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"The coup is obviously good for no one," says a human rights activist. "But for the Rohingya, the risk is heightened. This is the military regime responsible for the atrocities over many, many years."
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U.S. 'Stands With The People,' Imposes Sanctions On Myanmar's Coup LeadersThe Treasury Department froze the assets of 10 current and retired top-ranking military leaders in Myanmar after a coup earlier this month that toppled the government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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President Joe Biden announced a series of actions aimed at imposing consequences on the Myanmar military officials responsible for the country's coup, including sanctions and stronger export controls.
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Myanmar Immigrants In U.S. Worry For Families Back Home As Post-Coup Tensions RiseAs the aftermath of the Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar continues to unfold, people in the U.S. with deep ties to the Southeast Asian country can only watch and wait.
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Myanmar Coup: Military Defends Takeover And Enacts Curfew As Protests IntensifyA week after Myanmar's military seized power, it imposed restrictions in major cities to quell growing protests, as the coup's leader promised a new election in his first televised address.
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Calling for the release of detained de factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi and chanting anti-military slogans, protesters amassed across the country Sunday demanding an end to the military takeover.
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Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country's military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.
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Myanmar's economy is already suffering due to COVID-19. Analysts say an imposition of broad economic sanctions in response to the coup could harm the country and result in greater Chinese influence.
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The allegation is a far cry from the claims of rampant election fraud the military invoked when it seized power on Monday.