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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Appears Before Court As Supporters Continue Protests

The detained former leader appeared for a hearing Monday, a month after being ousted in a coup, as her supporters staged protests, despite a deadly crackdown by police.
Anti-junta protesters run from teargas fired by police during a demonstration in Yangon on Monday. At least 18 people were killed over the weekend as Myanmar police reportedly used live ammunition against protesters.

Myanmar's detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, appeared for a court hearing Monday, a month after being ousted in a coup. Her supporters again staged protests calling for her release, despite a deadly crackdown by police.

After 18 people were reportedly killed and another 30 wounded by police in anti-junta demonstrations on Sunday in the , supporters of Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy, or NLD, party showed up on the streets once again to oppose the country's sudden relapse into authoritarianism.

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