Silent Strike
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Myanmar
Junta troops beat students who joined ‘silent strike’ against regime in Yangon
Authorities temporarily detained and physically abused six students enrolled at a technical institute in Insein who had refused to attend class on the coup’s third anniversary
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Junta threatens ‘silent strike’ participants with major criminal charges
Those who stay home in protest or close their shops on the coup anniversary could face life in prison, the military council warns
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Myanmar defies junta rule with nationwide Silent Strike
The strike came amid renewed public anger after a massacre in Sagaing and a brutal attack on protesters in Yangon
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Anti-regime groups urge public to join ‘silent strike’ on Friday
The strike comes amid growing anger over the Myanmar junta’s massive human rights abuses
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