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Myanmar junta hunts down leading dissidents as some police break ranks to join protests against coup
Myanmar’s new military regime has warned the public not to harbour fugitive political activists and has issued arrest warrants for veteran democracy campaigners supporting nationwide protests against its coup.
Key points:
- Seven police officers in the city of Dawei broke ranks to join protesters on the weekend
- In Yangon, residents are organising brigades to monitor their communities overnight and try to prevent arrests
- Police are looking for seven vocal supporters of the mass protests, including famous activists
Much of the country has been in uproar since soldiers detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted her government last week, ending a decade-old fledgling democracy after generations of junta rule.
On Sunday, the ninth day of protests…
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