Police also cracked down on independent media, raiding the offices of two news outlets and detaining two journalists. Tear gas, stun grenades used to disperse protestersZaw Myat Linn is the second NLD official to have died in custody in the last two days. This still image from social media video shows anti-coup demonstrators in Loikaw, Myanmar, fleeing tear gas. Witnesses said two journalists from Kamayut, an independent media company, were arrested, while the military raided the offices of Mizzima News in Yangon. At least 35 journalists have been arrested since the Feb. 1 coup, Myanmar Now reported, of which 19 have been released.

Source: CBC News March 09, 2021 21:33 UTC