Myanmar's security forces have killed at least 510 civilians during their nearly two-month efforts to end protests against the February 1 coup, as thousands took to the streets again despite the mounting death toll, according an advocacy group.
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said that security forces killed 14 civilians on Monday. Updated figures showed that the number of people killed on Saturday, the bloodiest day of the protests, rose to 141.
U.S. President Joe Biden condemned the bloody crackdown on protesters in Myanmar, as security forces killed more than 100 people, including at least seven children.
“It’s absolutely outrageous and based on the reporting I’ve gotten, an awful lot of people have been killed totally unnecessarily,” US President Joe Biden told reporters.
He also added that US is currently working on imposing more sanctions against Myanmar Junta.
On Saturday, Security forces killed more than 90 protesters across Myanmar on Saturday, in one of the bloodiest days of protests since the military coup last month, according to news reports and witnesses.
This bloody campaign came on Armed Forces Day.
The head of the military council said during a parade in the capital Naypyidaw to celebrate the event that the army would protect the people and strive for democracy.
Myanmar state TV and local media reported on Wednesday that the military authorities that now control Myanmar have released more than 600 anti-coup protesters.
The “Eleven Myanmar” and “Myanmar Now” news websites said that the released demonstrators are mostly students, and they were held in police stations and prisons after protesting against the coup.
On Monday, The U.S. imposed sanctions against two members of ruling junta, and two military units linked to deadly crackdown on protesters calling for democracy, the Treasury Department said.
Andrea Jackie, Director of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), said, “The deadly violence perpetrated by Burmese security forces against peaceful protesters must end.” “We continue to stand with the people of Burma,” she added.
On Sunday, the European Union (EU) announced its intention to impose sanctions on 11 people linked to the February 1 coup in the country.
The U.N. Security Council failed to agree on a statement that would have condemned the coup in Myanmar, called on the military to show restraint, and threatened to consider “other measures,” but diplomats noted the talks would likely continue.
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