A man gestures as police guard the entrance a Buddhist monastery where pro-military supporters took shelter after clashes with local residents following a demonstration in Yangon on Thursday. Photo: AFP A man gestures as police guard the entrance a Buddhist monastery where pro-military supporters took shelter after clashes with local residents following a demonstration in Yangon on Thursday. Photo: AFP
A man gestures as police guard the entrance a Buddhist monastery where pro-military supporters took shelter after clashes with local residents following a demonstration in Yangon on Thursday. Photo: AFP
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Britain and Canada sanction Myanmar generals over coup

  • Foreign minister Dominic Raab says the UK and its international allies will ‘hold the military to account’ for human rights violations
  • Japan joins ‘Quad’ counterparts in calling for quick restoration of democracy

Topic |   Myanmar
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Updated: 12:53am, 19 Feb, 2021

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A man gestures as police guard the entrance a Buddhist monastery where pro-military supporters took shelter after clashes with local residents following a demonstration in Yangon on Thursday. Photo: AFP A man gestures as police guard the entrance a Buddhist monastery where pro-military supporters took shelter after clashes with local residents following a demonstration in Yangon on Thursday. Photo: AFP
A man gestures as police guard the entrance a Buddhist monastery where pro-military supporters took shelter after clashes with local residents following a demonstration in Yangon on Thursday. Photo: AFP
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