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March 2, 2021

Police in Burma fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters

Police in Burma repeatedly used tear gas and rubber bullets Tuesday against crowds protesting last month's coup, but the demonstrators regrouped after each volley and tried to defend themselves with barricades as standoffs between protesters and security forces intensified.

March 1, 2021

Girl, 9, beaten to death with cane during ‘exorcism’: cops

Police in Sri Lanka said Monday they have arrested two people in connection with the death of a 9-year-old girl who was repeatedly beaten during a ritual they believed would drive away an evil spirit.

March 1, 2021

Burma military clash with protesters leaves 18 dead, about 1,000 detained including journalist

Some estimates say that 1,132 protesters and journalists have been detained since the start of the coup about a month ago.

March 1, 2021

Burma descends into chaos after military coup, at least 18 protesters killed

Military forces in Burma killed 18 protesters on Sunday in what outside observers called the bloodiest day since the Feb. 1 coup as protests continue to break out across the country of 54 million.

February 28, 2021

Burma military crackdown on anti-coup protests leaves at least 2 dead

Burma police made mass arrests at anti-coup demonstrations Sunday and reportedly killed at least two protesters in the fourth week of unrest since a military takeover on Feb. 1.

February 27, 2021

Burma's military fires ambassador after condemning coup in UN speech: reports

Burma's UN Ambassador warned diplomats at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, that his country's military had become, "an existential threat," and called upon the world community to take action against the military who led the coup on Feb. 1.

February 26, 2021

Burmese police arrest Japanese journalist covering anti-coup protest: report

A Japanese journalist has been arrested by police in Burma in the first foreign press arrested since the country’s Feb. 1 military coup, according to a report.

February 25, 2021

Pro-military marchers in Burma attack anti-coup protesters

Supporters of Burma's junta attacked protesters demanding the end to the military government that took power in a coup, using slingshots, iron rods and knives Thursday to injure several of the demonstrators.

February 24, 2021

Philippines offers to trade nurses to UK, Germany for access to vaccines

The Philippines said this week it is willing to send more nurses to work in the United Kingdom and Germany if those countries send extra coronavirus vaccine doses, underscoring the struggles of some countries in getting enough vaccines.

February 22, 2021

Protests swell after Burma junta raises specter of force

The military has threatened a crackdown on protesters even as it already takes action against demonstrations.