The army and the police in Myanmar have continued their harsh tactics against protesters, firing live rounds at them across the country. The chaos is starting to have a severe effect on some of the new industries that had flourished under civilian rule, such as clothing manufacturing. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #IndustrialSector
As some protesters in Myanmar fight back against the security forces’ violent crackdown – the military announced treason charges against the now-removed ambassador to the United Nations. Kyaw Moe Tun was fired a day after speaking at the UN General Assembly last month – where he called for help to remove the military from power. Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Myanmar
0 As more protesters head out to the streets in Myanmar, China has renewed its call for the military to take more action to protect its people and companies. This comes after more than 30 Chinese-backed factories were torched in Yangon on Sunday. Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Myanmar #China
0 Demonstrations against Myanmar’s military have again turned deadly. At least six protesters have been killed by security forces. Not long after midnight, troops opened fire on a peaceful sit-in outside a police station in Yangon. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Protesters
0 The fight to free Senegal opposition figure Ousmane Sonko has turned violent. Two protesters have been killed in battles with police. The deaths are the first since Sonko’s arrest two days ago. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque has more from Dakar, Senegal. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Senegal #Protestings
0 Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations has made an emotional appeal on behalf of the overthrown government. He has urged the UN to take “all means necessary” to oppose the military coup, as police and soldiers crack down further on protesters. Al Jazeera’s Diplomatic Editor James Bays reports from the UN. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #MilitaryCoup
0 Violence is escalating in Myanmar, with security forces cracking down further on protesters demanding a return to civilian rule. At least two people were killed and several injured as police tried to break up demonstrations in Myanmar’s second city of Mandalay. The officers used live fire on the protesters. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Protesters
0 Protesters in Myanmar have held their seventh day of rallies against this month’s military coup. The protests come as the military, which overthrew the democratically elected government in the February 1 coup, released more than 23,000 prisoners as part of an amnesty. Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Protests
0 Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce a military coup and demanded the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The protest came six days after the military seized control of the government in Myanmar and arrested its civilian leaders. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi has more from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Protests
0 In Nepal, tens of thousands of supporters of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli have gathered in the capital, Kathmandu, against anti-government protesters. There is anger against Oli after he dissolved Parliament in December, a move many say was unconstitutional. Al Jazeera’s Ramyata Limbu reports from Kathmandu, Nepal. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Nepal #Protests
