YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Footage of a brutal crackdown on protests against a coup in Myanmar has unleashed outrage and calls for a stronger international response. Videos showed security forces shooting a person at point-blank range and chasing down and savagely beating demonstrators. That violence came the day 38 people were killed. Protesters still returned to the streets Thursday to denounce the military’s Feb. 1 takeover. The global response to the coup has so far been fitful, but a flood of videos shared online showing a brutal crackdown led to calls for action. The U.N. human rights chief said it was time to “end the military’s stranglehold over democracy in Myanmar.” The world body’s independent expert on human rights in the country urged the Security Council to watch the videos.
Myanmar crackdown on protests, widely filmed, sparks outrage
