![Protesters hold up signs supporting the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) at a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on February 14, 2021 [Ye Aung Thu/ AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/000_92Y2ZU.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Tens of thousands take to streets as the military hunts protest backers and steps up arrests.
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14 Feb 2021
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Amid crackdown, protesters aim is to take away coup leaders’ power by stopping all governance mechanisms from working.
Tens of thousands of people have been protesting against this month’s military coup.
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