Demonstrators carry placards and flash the three-finger salute during an anti-coup protest in Mandalay on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
EU hits Myanmar officials with sanctions, as junta cracks down on protesters celebrating shadow government
- The European Union imposed sanctions on 10 junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the February 1 coup which ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government
- Marches were held in Mandalay and elsewhere to show support for the ‘National Unity Government’ announced last week by protest leaders
Demonstrators carry placards and flash the three-finger salute during an anti-coup protest in Mandalay on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE