Demonstrators in Burma (also known as Myanmar) maintained their dogged opposition to military rule on Sunday despite a rising death toll, with two more people killed as the junta appeared equally determined to resist growing pressure to compromise. The country has been in turmoil since the military overthrew an elected government led by Nobel peace…
Burma Junta Orders Martial Law in 6 Yangon Townships
YANGON, Burma (also known as Myanmar)—Burma’s ruling junta has declared martial law in six townships in the country’s largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup. State broadcaster MRTV said Monday that the Yangon townships of North Dagon, South…
Burma Police Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets at Protesters
YANGON, Myanmar—Police in Burma (also called Myanmar) repeatedly used tear gas and rubber bullets Tuesday against crowds protesting last month’s coup, but the demonstrators regrouped after each volley and tried to defend themselves with barricades as standoffs between protesters and security forces intensified. Burma authorities have escalated their crackdown on the protests in recent days,…
Orange County Residents Relay Eyewitness Accounts of DC Rally
Orange County residents were among the thousands who flocked to the nation’s capital Jan. 6 to address their concerns about election integrity. The rally became unruly after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol—but Southern California residents in attendance told The Epoch Times that the day’s events had been inaccurately reported by mainstream media. “I believe what…
Chinese Workers at Apple Supplier Pegatron Protest Over Unpaid Bonuses
December 23, 2020
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Around one thousand workers protested in front of the assembly plant of Apple supplier Pegatron in Shanghai on Dec. 19. An employee told The Epoch Times that the workers did not get the bonuses that were promised to them. Protesters were allegedly beaten as police dispersed the crowds and nearly a dozen protesters were detained,…
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