"We strongly condemn the escalating violence against protests in Myanmar and call on the military to immediately halt the use of force against peaceful protesters," U.N. Human Rights Office Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said
An Associated Press journalist has been detained by police while covering protests against the military coup in Myanmar. Thein Zaw was taken into custody with a number of others on Saturday in Yangon, the country's largest city
4 month agoMyanmar citizens facing more than 2 weeks of an overnight daily internet shutdown now. This where the country saw the most number of fatalities in a single day on Sunday, due to actions by security forces since the military took over in a Feb 1 coup
4 month agoUN Special Rapporteur to Myanmar @RapporteurUn says "words of condemnation are necessary & welcome but insufficient" regarding "crimes" committed by security forces against protesters. Says "all must act", proposing several options for global community
The United Nations: the use of lethal force against peaceful protesters in Myanmar and arbitrary arrests is unacceptable
Dawei: February 28 Crackdown on protesters Many people were injured in the shooting and three males and one female were killed
18 protesters were killed in Myanmar today: United Nations Human Rights Office:
Myanmar police indiscriminately shooting in Sanchaung Yangon
4 month agoMyanmar police took physical action to disperse protesters in northern Kachin capital Myitkyina earlier prompting Catholic sister/nun to plead for restraint and an end to all the violent confrontations. Pics from local Kachin media
4 month agoIn front of Yuzana Plaza in Yangon. Min Aung Hlaing's goons gun fire against peaceful protesters this morning.
4 month agoLocal Myanmar media @MizzimaNews shows at least 4 people in house suffering from injuries/wounds after police/military soldiers fired at protesters in Yangon. Unclear about their current condition but few were taken away in ambulances
4 month agoA soldier pointed his gun to the residential area where protesters were running and hiding in Myeik on Feb 28, at least 3 were shot dead and dozens injured by gun shots
4 month agoRiot police fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Lashio, northern Shan State on Sunday, as locals took to the streets amid a second general strike against the regime
4 month agoJournalist from MyayLatt Athan was rubber bullet rounds fired by police while doing his journalistic works in front of Pyay University
4 month agoMyanmar protesters continue on stand-off with security forces despite experiencing a morning where police/military shot at citizens including in Yangon. A number of local reports have emerged of injuries, some critical
4 month agoProtesters have set up a line of metal shields on Anawrahta Road in downtown Yangon after police momentarily retreated to Sule Pagoda Road
4 month agoA Footage of riot polices shooting tear gas and gunshots at the protestors at Yangon, today
4 month agoPolice were shooting at protesters in Dwei on Feb 28, at least 3 people died and over 40 people injured. Credit: Khit Thit Media
4 month agoLeading Thai protest group condemns violence by forces in Myanmar and notes the regional solidarity ahead of its own anti-government march today.
4 month agoImages by journalists from @FrontierMM captured Myanmar police shooting at protesters
4 month agoPolice used different kinds of weapons, including live rounds, stun grenades and tear gas to disperse crowds in the commercial capital Yangon
Today crackdown in Myanmar cause dead of several people even before 11 am. Police don't give warning anymore and start shooting as soon as they arrive
4 month agoThousands of people in Mandalay doing successful protest
A protester was killed in Yangon and another in Dawei, Myanmar, after police opened fire to disperse demonstrators
4 month agoReporter captures the terrifying moment when police fired on demonstrators in Yangon's Thaketa Township, who had barricaded themselves in a narrow residential lane
People are still protesting on Insein road in Yangon on Sunday morning despite lethal crackdowns by the security forces. Residents have blocked the road with makeshift barricades to hinder the police from coming into the area to arrest protesters
4 month agoProtesters collected bullets that police and soldiers used during bloody cracked down during the protests in Yangon on February 28
Police in the second city of Mandalay fired guns into the air, trapping protesting medical staff in a city hospital, a doctor there said by telephone
Police in Myanmar shot and killed one protester and others wounded as the military government tried to disperse the street protest for the second day
4 month agoPeople are blocking the roads with cars to protect protesters
4 month agoCitizens in Myanmar's second largest city Mandalay have seized a car full of guns and detained 5 police men. The situation in the country is not showing signs of calming
4 month agoFrontier reporter: A police officer shooting at protesters in Sanchaung is yelling, "We crack down not only because it's our duty, but also because we love to do it. Everyone who is outside now will be killed"
4 month agoA police crackdown is underway across Yangon. Police using live rounds, stun grenades and teargas. Demonstrations being broken up in Hledan, Sanchaung, downtown, Yankin, Tarmwe, Thaketa
4 month agoProtesters say one man has been killed after police opened fire on people sheltering in a bus stop at Hledan. Several others have been injured. Police began firing live rounds at around 8:45am
4 month agoVideo: Soldiers gunned down a few protesters in Yangon crackdown on Sunday
