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  Myanmar protester shot in head during police crackdown dies

  

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  Grocery store worker Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, 20, is the first protest fatality since military took control in coup two weeks agoA woman who was shot in the head by police during protests in Myanmar last week has died – the first protest fatality since the military took control in a coup more than two weeks ago.Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, 20, had been on life support since being taken to hospital on 9 February after she was hit by what doctors said was a live bullet at a protest in the capital, Naypyitaw. Continue reading...

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  Myanmar: four reported dead as police fire on pro-democracy protesters

  

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  Three fatalities in Dawei and one in Yangon, local media say, as military junta launches most...

  Three fatalities in Dawei and one in Yangon, local media say, as military junta launches most aggressive crackdown so farPolice in Myanmar have fired tear gas, stun grenades and sprayed live ammunition into the air in an attempt to stamp out a major anti-coup rally, their most aggressive nationwide crackdown since the military seized power.Four people have reportedly been killed in the violence, including...

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  More Protesters Are Killed in Myanmar as Crackdown Escalates

  

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  Three people were killed when the police fired on a crowd in the city of Dawei,...

  Three people were killed when the police fired on a crowd in the city of Dawei, and others were fatally shot in Yangon and Mandalay.

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  Myanmar Security Forces Open Fire on Protesters, Killing 2

  

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  At least 40 people protesting the military’s ouster of civilian leaders were wounded in the city...

  At least 40 people protesting the military’s ouster of civilian leaders were wounded in the city of Mandalay, volunteer medics said.

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