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Myanmar coup: Facebook bans all Burmese military-linked accounts and ads

The bans are also being applied on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook

Myanmar: Human rughts group, experts fear fresh wave of political prisoners

While the military continues to use and amend old laws to crack down on dissidents, new laws are being introduced as well, signaling the military's intent to continue arresting protesters

Myanmar coup: More protests follow general strike, foreign concerns

They have been on strike, as have many civil servants and state enterprise workers, as part of a nationwide civil obedience movement against the Feb. 1 military takeover

Myanmar coup: US designates 2 officials following violence in Mandalay

"US will continue to work with the international partners to "promote accountability for coup leaders and those responsible for this violence"

Thousands of Myanmar protestors flood the streets despite army crackdown

Exclusive photographs and video obtained by IndiaNarrative show that anti-coup demonstrators have effectively mobilised tens of thousands of people in Mandalay against the army

EU prepares measures against Myanmar coup leaders as protests grow

The European Union calls for de-escalation of the current crisis through an immediate end to the state of emergency

Myanmar protest call for general strike draws junta threat of lethal force

State television broadcaster MRTV late Sunday carried a public announcement from the junta, formally called the State Administration Council, warning against the general strike

US to stand with Myanmar voicing aspirations for peace, democracy: Blinken

US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken also said that the US stands with the people of Burma

Funeral and more protests follow deadly shootings in Myanmar

Crowds in Myanmar's capital attended a funeral Sunday for the young woman who was the first person confirmed to have been killed in protests against the military's takeover

Facebook takes down Myanmar military page as protests rage against coup

Facebook representative was quoted as saying that the page of the military was taken down for 'incitement of violence and coordinating harm'

Myanmar blocks Wikipedia in all languages, internet suspended: NetBlocks

NetBlocks also informed that internet services in the country had been blacked out for the past six days

Myanmar security forces use tear gas, rubber bullets on protesters

Security forces in Myanmar ratcheted up their pressure against anti-coup protesters Saturday

Myanmar coup: UK, Canada sanction Army generals for human rights violations

"The UK condemns the military coup and the arbitrary detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political figures," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement

Myanmar troops moving to cities, says UN independent investigator

The investigator said that hardened troops are being deployed from a number of border areas in northern Rakhine state to some cities

United Nations expert fears violence with troops sent to Myanmar city

UN rapporteur Tom Andrews said he had received reports of soldiers being transported into Yangon, the biggest city, from outlying regions

Myanmar coup: US 'disturbed' by additional charges filed against Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi's lawyer said police had filed a second charge of violating a Natural Disaster Management Law, after she was earlier charged with illegally importing walkie-talkies

Myanmar: UN urges influencing people to prevent military from using force

"I fear that Wednesday has the potential for violence on a greater scale in Myanmar than we have seen since the illegal takeover of the government on February 1," Andrews said on Tuesday evening

Myanmar coup: Internet restored after being shut for second night

Earlier, the military authorities announced stiff penalties for those opposing the coup leaders. Protesters, however, were out again early on Tuesday, the BBC reported

Best of BS Opinion: Fragile democracy, IBC set to resume, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Is democracy in Myanmar dead?

No. But the deposed government and its backers urgently need a concrete plan to foil the military's divide-and-conquer strategy