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The streets of central Harare are empty, as soldiers and police patrol to enforce a ban on protests. Demonstrators had been set to take to the streets to protest against alleged state corruption and the deteriorating economy. IMAGES
Streets in Yangon are empty as Myanmar marks the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's government. Activists called for people across the country to close businesses and stay indoors from 10 am (0330 GMT) to 4 pm. Roads leading to the famous Shwedagon pagoda -- a Buddhist shrine that dominates Yangon's skyline and is usually thronged by worshippers -- were largely deserted. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military's power grab and bloody crackdown on dissent, which has sparked fighting across swathes of the country and tanked the economy. IMAGES
Senegal has deployed armoured cars in the capital Dakar after days of deadly protests, as supporters of detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko held fresh demonstrations. A judge has ordered Sonko's release, though he has been formally charged with rape. He says the charges are politically motivated. IMAGES
Yangon, Myanmar, Mar 7 (EFE), (Camera: Stringer).- A politician arrested by the military junta died in police custody in Myanmar amid fresh anti-coup protests on Sunday.Khin Maung Latt, a member of the National League for Democracy party of the country's deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was the party chairman in a Yangon township, the most populated city, local media Irrawaddy reported.He was arrested late Saturday.At least 54 protesters were killed and hundreds injured in the daily protests across the country against the Feb.1 coup.Despite the military repression, the Myanmar people again protested in several cities including the capital, Naypyitaw, and Mandalay, the country's second-largest city.They demanded the release of their leaders, including Suu Kyi, and the restoration of democracy in the country.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON SATURDAY IN MANDALAY.
Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 14 (EFE), (Camera: : Lynn Bobo).- Myanmar's military junta has rolled back security and freedom laws to curb growing protests against the coup it staged on Feb.1.The authorities suspended articles 5, 7, and 8 of the Protection of the Citizens for the Personal Freedom and Personal Security Law, the military's True News unit reported late Saturday.The law requires, among other legal guarantees, a warrant to carry out arrests and hold someone for more than 24 hours.But police and military no longer need warrants to carry out searches, in addition to having carte blanche to intercept citizens' communications and demand their data from telecom operators.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON SUNDAY IN YANGON.
Shouts of "may dictatorship end" and the three-finger salute protest signs pop up in the streets of Myanmar's largest city Yangon as young people call for civil disobedience against this week's military coup. Myanmar's generals ordered internet providers to restrict access to Facebook, after people have flocked to social media to voice opposition and share plans for civil disobedience. IMAGES
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