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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, local newspapers are displayed in a newspaper stall in Yangon, Myanmar. The front page of Standard Time Daily, right, reads &quot;Meeting of National Defence and Security Council held in Naypyitaw.&quot; Myanmar’s military-controlled government is seeking to suppressing media coverage of protests against their seizure of power as journalists and ordinary citizens strive to keep people inside and outside of the country informed about what is happening. (AP Photo/File)

EXPLAINER: How Myanmar is cracking down on journalists

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

Anti-coup protesters discharge fire extinguishers to counter the impact of the tear gas fired by police during a demonstration in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, March 8, 2021. The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the Feb. 1 coup is raising pressure for more sanctions against the junta, even as countries struggle over how to best sway military leaders inured to global condemnation. (AP Photo)

Myanmar security forces kill 2 anti-coup protesters

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Protesters are dispersed as riot police fired tear gas behind a makeshift barricade in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, March 7, 2021. The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the Feb. 1 coup is raising pressure for more sanctions against the junta, even as countries struggle over how to best sway military leaders inured to global condemnation. (AP Photo)

Myanmar crisis heightens with police raids and strike call

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FILE - In thisNov. 25, 2005, file image taken from video, Sean Turnell, an economist at Australia's Macquarie University, speaks during an interview at his university office in Sydney. Australia has suspended its defense cooperation with Myanmar and is redirecting humanitarian aid because of the military takeover of the government and ongoing detention of an Australian citizen. Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Monday, March 8, 2021 that Australian diplomats only had access to economic policy adviser Turnell twice since he was detained in early February. She described the access as “very limited consular support.” (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP, File)

Australia ends defense cooperation with Myanmar over coup

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Myanmar asks India to return police who say they fled army

By WASBIR HUSSAIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 3, 2021, file photo, anti-coup protesters run as one of them discharges a fire extinguisher to counter the impact of tear gas fired by riot policemen in Yangon, Myanmar. The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the Feb. 1 coup is adding to pressure for more sanctions against the junta, as countries struggle over how to best confront military leaders inured to global condemnation. (AP Photo/File)

Escalating violence raises pressure for Myanmar sanctions

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

Riot police officers hold down a protester as they disperse protesters in Tharkata Township on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, March 6, 2021. The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar on Friday called for urgent Security Council action, saying multiple peaceful protesters were killed and injured in the military's worst crackdowns this week. (AP Photo)

Protests, tear gas in Myanmar after UN envoy urges action

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Anti-coup protesters hold up images of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they gather in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Mar. 5, 2021. Demonstrators defy growing violence by security forces and stage more anti-coup protests ahead of a special U.N. Security Council meeting on the country's political crisis. (AP Photo)

UN envoy calls for urgent action to reverse Myanmar coup

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Women hold a portrait of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during an anti-coup demonstration in Mandalay, Myanmar, Friday, March 5, 2021. Protests continue in Myanmar against the Feb 1 military coup that ousted the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Despite daily operations by police to disperse the crowds, defiant protesters continue to return to the streets in parts of the country.(AP Photo)

YouTube removes Myanmar army channels; U.N. to meet on crisis

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In this Feb. 26, 2021, file photo, an injured protester is escorted as police tried to disperse a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar. Myanmar's security forces have killed scores of demonstrators protesting a coup. The outside world has responded so far with tough words, a smattering of sanctions and little else. (AP Photo)

Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse.

By VICTORIA MILKO and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

YouTube cancels Myanmar military-run channels, pulls videos

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Police officers aim their guns towards people in nearby apartments as they stand off with anti-coup protesters in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Demonstrators in Myanmar protesting last month's military coup returned to the streets Thursday, undaunted by the killing of at least 38 people the previous day by security forces. (AP Photo)

At least 7 Myanmar policemen cross into India seeking refuge

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Anti-coup protesters with makeshift shields stand during a rally in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets again on Wednesday to protest last month's seizure of power by the military. (AP Photo)

Myanmar crackdown on protests, widely filmed, sparks outrage

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This undated family photo provided on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 shows Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw in Yangon, Myanmar. Authorities in Myanmar charged Thein Zaw and five other members of the media with violating a public order law that could see them imprisoned for up to three years. The six were arrested while covering protests against the Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. (Thein Zaw family via AP)

Myanmar authorities charge Associated Press journalist

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Reports: Myanmar military-named deputy UN ambassador resigns

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Anti-coup protesters run from tear gas and charging riot police and soldiers in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets again on Wednesday to protest last month's seizure of power by the military. (AP Photo)

Reports: Myanmar security forces shoot dead 8 protesters

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Chin refugees from Myanmar carry a mock coffins of Commander in chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during a protest against military coup in Myanmar, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Myanmar’s Christian refugees hold anti-coup protest in India

By SHONAL GANGULY - Associated Press

Protesters wearing safety helmet shout slogans and display an image of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an anti-coup protest behind a barrier on a blocked road in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Police in Myanmar’s biggest city fired tear gas Monday at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest last month's coup, despite reports that security forces had killed at least 18 people a day earlier. (AP Photo)

Myanmar police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters

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In this image taken from video by UNTV, Myanmar Ambassador to the United Nations Kyaw Moe Tun flashes the three-fingered salute, a gesture of defiance done by anti-coup protesters in Myanmar, at the end of his speech before the U.N. General Assembly at the United Nations Friday, Feb. 27 , 2021. Myanmar’s U.N. ambassador strongly opposed the military coup in his country and appealed for the “strongest possible action from the international community” to immediately restore democracy in a dramatic speech to the U.N. General Assembly Friday that drew loud applause from many diplomats in the 193-nation global body. (UNTV via AP)

Who is Myanmar’s UN envoy? Coup opponent or representative

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Anti-coup protesters display pictures of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Police in 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. (AP Photo)

Southeast Asian nations urge halt to violence in Myanmar

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press