Myanmar protests against military coup continue to build, see how the govt responded
Despite deploying more forces and promising to hold a new election, the generals have failed to stop more than two weeks of daily protests and a civil disobedience movement calling for the reversal of the February 1 coup and release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The response of security forces this time has been less deadly, but at least three protesters have were killed after two were shot dead in the second city of Mandalay.
Feb 22, 2021, 10:01 AM IST
Here's why Facebook took down main page of Myanmar military
Facebook in recent years has engaged with civil rights activists and democratic political parties in Myanmar and pushed back against the military after coming under heavy international criticism for failing to contain online hate campaigns. In 2018, it banned army chief Min Aung Hlaing - now the military ruler - and 19 other senior officers and organisations, and took down hundreds of pages.
Feb 21, 2021, 18:46 PM IST
