Tag: protesters
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Myanmar protests continue despite peace agreement
Although Southeast Asian leaders recently came to a “five-point consensus” on the violence in Myanmar, young people continue to defiantly rally in the streets of Yangon. Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government was not included in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ junta. The Associated Press has the story: Demonstrations continue in Myanmar despite ASEAN junta…
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Police chief resign 2 days after Black motorist’s death
Police chief resign 2 days after Black motorist’s death BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the city’s police chief — moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead…