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Myanmar police fire into air to disperse protests as Suu Kyi’s lawyer says access denied

Myanmar police fire into air to disperse protests as Suu Kyi’s lawyer says access denied

POLICE dispersed protesters in Myanmar's two biggest cities yesterday, firing stun grenades, rubber bullets and guns into the air in a crackdown on weeks of demonstrations that have challenged the army's bid to re-impose its rule. At least one person was wounded in the protests in the main city of Yangon, a witness said, and several people were hurt in the second city of Mandalay. Police were not immediately available for comment. The Southeast Asian country has been in crisis since the army seized power on February 1 and detained government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her…
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Myanmar police fire rubber bullets, wounding three, as hundreds of thousands protest

Myanmar police fire rubber bullets, wounding three, as hundreds of thousands protest

SUPPORTERS of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi clashed with police yesterday as hundreds of thousands joined nationwide pro-democracy demonstrations in defiance of the military junta's call to halt mass gatherings. The United Nations human rights office said more than 350 people, including officials, activists and monks, have been arrested in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 coup, including some who face criminal charges on "dubious grounds". The U.N. rights investigator for Myanmar told a special session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva that there were "growing reports, photographic evidence" that security forces have used live ammunition against protesters,…
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Two dead as gunfire erupts at Wisconsin protests over shooting of Black man

Two dead as gunfire erupts at Wisconsin protests over shooting of Black man

BRENDAN McDERMID and STEPHEN MATUREN Two people died and a third was wounded after street protests over the police shooting of a Black man erupted into gun violence late Tuesday and early Wednesday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, police said. The Lake Michigan city of about 100,000 has been rocked by civil unrest since Sunday, when police shot Jacob Blake, 29, in the back at point-blank range. The incident, captured on video, has reignited protests over racism and police use of force in the United States. The third straight night of protests, which coincided with the second night of the Republican National…
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