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"Myanmar Illegal Immigrants Entering State...": Manipur Groups' Big Protest
Members of Manipuri civil society and students' organisations on Sunday held a 'peace rally' at Jantar Mantar here and demanded that the government check the influx of "illegal migrants" into the state from Myanmar.
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Protesters Mark Anniversary Of 1962 Rallies Against Myanmar's First Junta
Protesters hit the streets across Myanmar on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of 1962 student protests against the country's first junta, vowing defiance against its latest incarnation more than five months after it seized power.
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6 Killed In Protests In Myanmar As US, Allies Vow To Restore Democracy
At least six protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government.
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Myanmar Court Sentences BBC Reporter To Jail, Hard Labour
A BBC reporter in Myanmar has been jailed for three months with hard labor after being convicted of assaulting a police officer while covering a student protest, his lawyer said today.
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Student Leader in 1988 Myanmar Pro-Democracy Protests Joins Aung San Suu Kyi to Contest Polls
A leader of student protests in Myanmar in 1988 that grew into a nationwide pro-democracy movement will run in a general election in November for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party, a party spokesman said today.
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Myanmar Student Activists Arrive at Court for Hearing
Dozens of Myanmar activists arrived at court for a hearing in the central town of Letpadan today after they were arrested in a police crackdown on a student-led protest that sparked international alarm.
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Myanmar Student Activists to Appear in Court, Say Relatives
Dozens of Myanmar activists were expected to appear in court in the central town of Letpadan today after they were arrested in a police crackdown on a student-led protest that sparked international alarm.
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Activists in Court After Myanmar Student Rally Crackdown
Dozens of Myanmar activists shouted messages to relatives from packed prison vans outside a court today after being detained in a violent student protest crackdown that sparked international condemnation and fears of a return to junta-era repression.
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Myanmar Opposition Demands Inquiry into Police Clashes With Students
Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) demanded an inquiry today into clashes between police protesters in which students, monks and journalists were beaten with batons and more than 100 people were arrested.
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Myanmar Police Arrest Scores in Violent Student Rally Crackdown
Myanmar arrested 127 protesters when baton-wielding police dispersed a student rally Tuesday, as the second crackdown in recent days sparked Western condemnation and fears of a return to the repressive reflexes of the junta era.
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Myanmar Police Clash With Protesting Students
Myanmar police beat students with batons and detained some of them as they broke up a group of about 200 protesters who had been locked in a standoff with security forces for more than a week, a Reuters witness said.
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Myanmar Police Arrest 5 Student Protesters in Town Near Yangon
Police in Myanmar arrested five students on Friday from among a crowd of about 200 protesters locked in a standoff with security forces barring their entry into the commercial hub of Yangon, a Reuters witness said.
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Baton-Wielding Myanmar Police Force Pro-Student Protesters to Flee
Baton-wielding police beat demonstrators showing their support for students blocked from marching into Myanmar's largest city on today, arresting eight and forcing many to flee, activists and witnesses said.
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Myanmar Student Protesters Defy Deadline to Disperse
Student protesters calling for education reform today defied an order to disperse in a tense standoff with hundreds of riot police in central Myanmar.
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Myanmar Student Protesters Given Hours to Disperse
Student protesters calling for education reform said on Tuesday that riot police have ordered them to disperse within hours after surrounding them near a monastery in central Myanmar.
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"Myanmar Illegal Immigrants Entering State...": Manipur Groups' Big Protest
Members of Manipuri civil society and students' organisations on Sunday held a 'peace rally' at Jantar Mantar here and demanded that the government check the influx of "illegal migrants" into the state from Myanmar.
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Protesters Mark Anniversary Of 1962 Rallies Against Myanmar's First Junta
Protesters hit the streets across Myanmar on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of 1962 student protests against the country's first junta, vowing defiance against its latest incarnation more than five months after it seized power.
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6 Killed In Protests In Myanmar As US, Allies Vow To Restore Democracy
At least six protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government.
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Myanmar Court Sentences BBC Reporter To Jail, Hard Labour
A BBC reporter in Myanmar has been jailed for three months with hard labor after being convicted of assaulting a police officer while covering a student protest, his lawyer said today.
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Student Leader in 1988 Myanmar Pro-Democracy Protests Joins Aung San Suu Kyi to Contest Polls
A leader of student protests in Myanmar in 1988 that grew into a nationwide pro-democracy movement will run in a general election in November for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party, a party spokesman said today.
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Myanmar Student Activists Arrive at Court for Hearing
Dozens of Myanmar activists arrived at court for a hearing in the central town of Letpadan today after they were arrested in a police crackdown on a student-led protest that sparked international alarm.
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Myanmar Student Activists to Appear in Court, Say Relatives
Dozens of Myanmar activists were expected to appear in court in the central town of Letpadan today after they were arrested in a police crackdown on a student-led protest that sparked international alarm.
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Activists in Court After Myanmar Student Rally Crackdown
Dozens of Myanmar activists shouted messages to relatives from packed prison vans outside a court today after being detained in a violent student protest crackdown that sparked international condemnation and fears of a return to junta-era repression.
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Myanmar Opposition Demands Inquiry into Police Clashes With Students
Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) demanded an inquiry today into clashes between police protesters in which students, monks and journalists were beaten with batons and more than 100 people were arrested.
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Myanmar Police Arrest Scores in Violent Student Rally Crackdown
Myanmar arrested 127 protesters when baton-wielding police dispersed a student rally Tuesday, as the second crackdown in recent days sparked Western condemnation and fears of a return to the repressive reflexes of the junta era.
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Myanmar Police Clash With Protesting Students
Myanmar police beat students with batons and detained some of them as they broke up a group of about 200 protesters who had been locked in a standoff with security forces for more than a week, a Reuters witness said.
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Myanmar Police Arrest 5 Student Protesters in Town Near Yangon
Police in Myanmar arrested five students on Friday from among a crowd of about 200 protesters locked in a standoff with security forces barring their entry into the commercial hub of Yangon, a Reuters witness said.
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Baton-Wielding Myanmar Police Force Pro-Student Protesters to Flee
Baton-wielding police beat demonstrators showing their support for students blocked from marching into Myanmar's largest city on today, arresting eight and forcing many to flee, activists and witnesses said.
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Myanmar Student Protesters Defy Deadline to Disperse
Student protesters calling for education reform today defied an order to disperse in a tense standoff with hundreds of riot police in central Myanmar.
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Myanmar Student Protesters Given Hours to Disperse
Student protesters calling for education reform said on Tuesday that riot police have ordered them to disperse within hours after surrounding them near a monastery in central Myanmar.
