Kazakh President gives shoot-to-kill order to quell protests
Almaty, KazakhstanReuters Security forces appeared to have reclaimed the streets of Kazakhstan’s main city on Friday after days of violence, and the Russian-backed President said he had ordered his troops to shoot to kill to put down a countrywide uprising. A day after Moscow sent paratroopers to help crush the insurrection, police were patrolling the […]
Four protesting against military rule in Sudan shot dead, doctors say
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudanese security forces shot dead four people during a crackdown on nationwide protests on Thursday, a doctors’ committee said, as tens of thousands of people marched against military rule. Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades as protesters marched through Khartoum and the neighbouring cities of Omdurman and Bahri towards the presidential […]
Eight reported killed as Myanmar protests aim to “shake the world”
Reuters Myanmar security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against military rule in days on Sunday killing eight people, media reported, three months after a coup plunged the country into crisis. The protests, after a spell of dwindling crowds and what appeared to be more restraint by the security forces, were coordinated […]
At least 22 Indian security members killed in Maoist attack – government official
Reuters At least 22 members of Indian security forces were killed in a central Indian state by Maoist fighters, in one of the bloodiest attacks by the extreme left-wing insurgent group this year, officials said on Sunday. Security personnel belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force’s elite CoBRA unit, the District Reserve Guard, and the […]
Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup
Reuters Myanmar security forces opened fire at a funeral on Sunday, witnesses said, as people across the country gathered to mourn 114 people killed the previous day in the worst crackdown on protests since the military coup on 1st February. Mourners fled the shooting at a service for 20-year-old student Thae Maung Maung in Bago […]
Military tightens grip, death toll among anti-coup protesters rises as Myanmar seethes
Reuters Myanmar security forces shot dead at least 20 pro-democracy protesters on Monday, an activist group said, and the military junta imposed martial law in parts of the main city Yangon, giving commanders wide powers to stamp out dissent. Supporters of detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi took to the streets again despite the […]
At least seven killed when security forces open fire during Epiphany celebrations in Ethiopia
At least seven worshippers died during a festival celebrating Epiphany in Ethiopia last Saturday after security forces opened fire upon them, the UN has reported. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said that the incident took place in Woldiya City, about 500 kilometres north of the capital Addis Ababa. Security forces, who […]