Three anti-coup protesters were shot dead by security forces on Monday, local media reported, as workers staged a general strike across the country and the military government moved to shut down independent local media outlets.
Two men were shot in the head in Myitkyina, capital of Myanmar’s northernmost Kachin State when security forces opened fire at a crowd of hundreds of protesters, while the third was shot in the chest in Phyarpon, a small town in the country’s southwestern Ayeyarwady Region.
In the second such large-scale strike since the Feb. 1 coup, at least nine labor unions from various sectors such as construction, manufacturing and agriculture called for the massive mobilization, shutting many businesses and factories.
Also Monday, the military government revoked permission of five local private media outlets to publish, including major broadcasters Mizzima and DVB, and Myanmar Now, an online media site widely respected for its powerful investigative reports.
Also among them were the relatively new but widely followed online based Khit Thit Media and the widely respected daily print edition publisher 7 Day News.
The Information Ministry order says they are not allowed to publish using any medium or technology.
Source: 3 protesters shot dead in Myanmar as workers stage general strike
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