Myanmar
Acting president of the National Unity Government (NUG), Duwa Lashi La, called for revolt in “every corner of the country” against the regime.
In the latest show of defiance against the junta, activists are calling for a “green day strike” on April 11 in which people can participate by posting images of indoor plants or leaves featuring anti-coup messages.
Punks from Myanmar and across the world have released a pro-democracy anthem to raise awareness for the ongoing military crackdown in which soldiers and police have shot dead children among other atrocities.
A court in Shan state on Monday freed a Polish photojournalist who had 11 nights in detention after taking pictures of a protest, according to local media.
Civil servants on the fence about joining the civil disobedience movement have one more day to decide, according to a representative of the ousted National League for Democracy government.
Myanmar security forces opened fire on protestors Sunday, killing at least eight in the bloodiest action so far to smother opposition to the military coup four weeks ago.
The UN rights office said it had credible information that at least 18 people had been killed in Sunday's crackdown on protesters in Myanmar as it strongly condemned the violence.
Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations made an emotional plea on Friday to the international community for the "strongest possible action" against the military's rule, as riot police violently clamped down on anti-coup protests in the Southeast Asian country.
Junta supporters wielding knives and slingshots clashed with residents in Myanmar's largest city on Thursday, as tensions rise after weeks of nationwide protests against the military coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi.