As per a local monitoring group, more than 500 people have been killed in the Myanmar junta’s brutal crackdown on protests against its coup to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Daily rallies across Myanmar by unarmed protesters have been met with tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds.
Meanwhile on Saturday, the military marked its annual Armed Forces Day with a major parade of troops and armor in the capital Naypyidaw. But the day also saw bloody repression of protests around the country, with at least 107 people killed, including seven children.
Despite the bloodshed, protesters turned out again on Monday, with mourners at funerals defiantly showing the three-fingered salute that has become emblematic of the movement.
The US, Britain and the EU have all imposed sanctions in response to the coup and crackdown, but so far diplomatic pressure has not persuaded the generals to ease off. In addition, the UN Security Council is set to meet on Wednesday to discuss the situation, diplomatic sources said, after Britain called for emergency talks.
Daily rallies across Myanmar by unarmed protesters have been met with tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds.
Meanwhile on Saturday, the military marked its annual Armed Forces Day with a major parade of troops and armor in the capital Naypyidaw. But the day also saw bloody repression of protests around the country, with at least 107 people killed, including seven children.
Despite the bloodshed, protesters turned out again on Monday, with mourners at funerals defiantly showing the three-fingered salute that has become emblematic of the movement.
The US, Britain and the EU have all imposed sanctions in response to the coup and crackdown, but so far diplomatic pressure has not persuaded the generals to ease off. In addition, the UN Security Council is set to meet on Wednesday to discuss the situation, diplomatic sources said, after Britain called for emergency talks.
