Myanmar protesters hold vigils as death toll continues to rise
Eight demonstrators killed on Tuesday while the US orders non-essential embassy staff to leave
31 March 2021 - 08:00
Myanmar activists held candlelit vigils overnight after scores of deaths in recent days from a military crackdown on anti-coup protesters and clashes in ethnic border areas, as the US ordered non-essential embassy staff to leave.
At least 521 civilians have been killed in two months of protests against the February 1 coup, 141 of them on Saturday, the bloodiest day of the unrest, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners...
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