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• Family of Suu Kyi’s Detained Economic Adviser Calls on Myanmar Military for Release
• Thousands More Civil Servants Join Movement Against Myanmar Military
• Anti-Coup Demonstrations Reach Myanmar’s ‘Protest-Proof’ Capital
• Crackdown Looms As Myanmar Military Warns Anti-Coup Protesters
• Myanmar’s Military Re-Arrests Two Chief Ministers
• Where Is Spokesman U Zaw Htay?
• US Ambassador Calls for Myanmar Military to Restore Power to Elected Government
• Myanmar Making Noises for Democracy
• Public Backlash, Sanctions Threat Put Myanmar Junta Appointees in Tight Spot
• Amid Coup, Myanmar’s NLD Lawmakers Form Committee to Serve as Legitimate Parliament
• Following the Coup, Protesters and Police Face Off in Myanmar

Family of Suu Kyi’s Detained Economic Adviser Calls on Myanmar Military for Release Posted: 08 Feb 2021 08:22 AM PST Australian Sean Turnell, the director of research at Myanmar Development Institute, has been under detention since the coup last week.

Thousands More Civil Servants Join Movement Against Myanmar Military Posted: 08 Feb 2021 06:49 AM PST Staff from numerous government departments across the country are refusing to work under a military dictatorship.

Anti-Coup Demonstrations Reach Myanmar’s ‘Protest-Proof’ Capital Posted: 08 Feb 2021 04:49 AM PST A number of people were hurt when police used water cannons to disperse peaceful protesters in the city on Monday.

Crackdown Looms As Myanmar Military Warns Anti-Coup Protesters Posted: 08 Feb 2021 04:46 AM PST After a few days of refraining from reacting, the military regime has started to move in.

Myanmar’s Military Re-Arrests Two Chief Ministers Posted: 08 Feb 2021 03:53 AM PST Karen State's Daw Nan Khin Htwe Myint called on soldiers to defy their commanders and unite with the people.

Where Is Spokesman U Zaw Htay? Posted: 08 Feb 2021 03:53 AM PST The senior NLD government figure dropped out of sight after sending a series of ominous texts during a meeting with Myanmar military generals shortly before the coup.

US Ambassador Calls for Myanmar Military to Restore Power to Elected Government Posted: 08 Feb 2021 03:41 AM PST Ambassador Thomas Vajda says the US supports the people's demands for democratic rights.

Myanmar Making Noises for Democracy Posted: 08 Feb 2021 03:34 AM PST Analyst Mon Mon Myat says the eruption of public anger against the coup will be hard for the generals to silence.

Public Backlash, Sanctions Threat Put Myanmar Junta Appointees in Tight Spot Posted: 08 Feb 2021 03:27 AM PST At least two people, including a prominent businessman, have turned down invitations to join the group of generals and old NLD foes who make up the coup-makers' cabinet.

Amid Coup, Myanmar’s NLD Lawmakers Form Committee to Serve as Legitimate Parliament Posted: 08 Feb 2021 12:11 AM PST They rejected the military regime's cabinet as illegitimate and condemned the coup as a 'criminal act' against the Union government.

Following the Coup, Protesters and Police Face Off in Myanmar Posted: 08 Feb 2021 12:09 AM PST So far authorities have not reacted to displays of defiance from protesters, but Myanmar people know things could change quickly with one phone call from the generals.

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