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Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech to the nation over the Rohingya situation in Rakhine, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
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New charge filed on Suu Kyi as Myanmar crackdown intensifies

The new charge accuses her of breaking a law that has been used to prosecute people who have violated coronavirus restrictions

Nobel Peace Prize winner Suu Kyi, 75, came to power after a 2015 election win that followed decades of house arrest. Reuters.
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Aung Suu Kyi’s detention extended to Wednesday; protesters gather

A Buddhist monk holding a sign stands next to an armoured vehicle during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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Myanmar rattled by army movements, apparent internet cutoff

Demonstrators hold posters depicting Aung San Suu Kyi during a march to protest against the military coup in Myanmar, in central Tokyo, Japan February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Thousands march in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup, biggest Japan demonstration so far

Demonstrators march holding placards during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Thousands protest Myanmar coup after night of fear, security patrols

File Photo: Demonstrators hold up signs during a protest against the military coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Myanmar army tightens laws on overnight guests as police hunt protesters

Buddhist monks take part in a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021. Myanmar Now/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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Myanmar anti-coup protesters march again as US sanctions generals

Myanmar citizens hold placards as they take part in a protest against the military coup in Myanmar at Bangkok's shopping district, Thailand, February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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Myanmar faces European push at UN to condemn coup

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar citizens hold up a picture of leader Aung San Suu Kyi after the military seized power in a coup in Myanmar, outside United Nations venue in Bangkok, Thailand February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
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'Rude and insolent': Fraught talks preceded Myanmar's army seizing power

People cover with plastic in case of a water canon use during a rally against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Myanmar protests resume, West condemns security response

Police fire a water cannon at protesters rallying against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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Myanmar police fire into air to disperse protest, four hurt by rubber bullets

People join a rally against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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Dozens arrested as Myanmar protesters defy bans and water cannons

Riot police line up during a protest against the military coup demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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Britain, EU urge UN Human Rights Council special session on Myanmar