In Pics | Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar despite harsh crackdown by police
The Myanmar army ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in a coup on February 1. Protests against the coup continue, with more than 60 killed and 1,900 people arrested since the coup, Reuters reported.
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March 10, 2021 / 15:01 IST
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The Myanmar military overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in a coup on February 1. Protests against the coup continue, with more than 60 killed and 1,900 people arrested since the coup, Reuters reported citing the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. In this image, an anti-coup demonstrator sprays a fire extinguisher as he runs away from a barricade during a protest in Yangon on March 9, 2021. (Image: Reuters/Stringer)
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Anti-coup demonstrators spray fire extinguishers over a barricade during a protest in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 9. (Image: Reuters/Stringer)
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Police officers stand after they seized Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 8. (Image: Reuters/Stringer)
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Protesters stand behind a barricade at Sanchaung district in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 8, 2021. (Image: Reuters/Stringer)
People look at a police vehicle after Sanchaung district has been seized in search of anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 8. (Image: Reuters/Stringer)
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Police stand after they seized Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 8. (Image: Reuters/Stringer)
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Police stand after they seized Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 8. (Image: Reuters/Stringer)
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A police vehicle drives past after they seized Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 8. (Image: Reuters/Stringer)
People march during a protest against the military coup, in Dawei, Myanmar on March 9, 2021 in this still image from social media video. (Dawei Watch/ via Reuters)
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Tear gas and fire extinguisher gas float around demonstrators as they run away from police during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 8. (Image: Reuters/Stringer)
