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Myanmar protesters able to leave Yangon district after being trapped
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Myanmar protesters able to leave Yangon district after being trapped

(Reuters) – Hundreds of young Myanmar protesters who had been trapped by security forces in a district of Yangon overnight…
Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse.
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Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse.

TOKYO (AP) — Myanmar’s security forces have killed scores of demonstrators protesting a coup. The new junta has jailed journalists…
Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as U.N. envoy calls for action
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Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as U.N. envoy calls for action

(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to break up a protest in Yangon on Saturday,…
More protests and funeral follow deadly shootings in Myanmar
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More protests and funeral follow deadly shootings in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Protesters gathered again Sunday all over Myanmar, a day after security forces shot dead two people…
Myanmar anti-coup protesters honor woman shot dead by police
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Myanmar anti-coup protesters honor woman shot dead by police

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar’s two largest cities paid tribute Saturday to a young woman who died…
‘I am a child!’ Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids
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‘I am a child!’ Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids

The nine-year-old Black girl sat handcuffed in the backseat of a police car, distraught and crying for her father as…
Tunisian police abuse allegations cloud democratic gains
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Tunisian police abuse allegations cloud democratic gains

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police took Ahmed Gam from the shop where he worked, accused him of looting during recent…
More than 100 arrested after protests over a Black man’s death in police custody
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More than 100 arrested after protests over a Black man’s death in police custody

(CNN) – More than a hundred people were arrested in Brussels on Wednesday night after violent protests over the death…
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
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No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tuesday to file charges against a white police officer who shot a…
Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man
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Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old…
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