Tens of thousands protest in Myanmar against military coup

[ad_1] YANGON: Tens of thousands of people joined a third day of nationwide demonstrations on Monday (February 8) against the removal by the military of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago. Calls to join the protests and endorse a civil disobedience campaign have grown louder and more …

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Three young Saudis are sentenced to prison instead of death

[ad_1] DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s state-backed Human Rights Commission said on Sunday (February 7) that three young Shiite Muslims sentenced to death as minors have had their sentences reduced to 10 years in prison. Ali Al-Nimr, the nephew of prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, whose execution in 2016 sparked demonstrations in …

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Timeline: the week since Myanmar’s military coup

[ad_1] Asia Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup on Monday (February 1), overthrowing the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Here’s a look at the events of the past week. Military vehicles on a blocked road near Myanmar’s parliament in Naypyidaw on February 4, 2021 …

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