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Military vehicles in the city of Mandalay (archive shot)
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The military leadership in Myanmar has issued arrest warrants for 20 doctors.
Since the coup two and a half months ago, many medical professionals have been refusing to work in state-controlled hospitals and are working underground.
Some of the doctors are prominent representatives of the health system in the fight against the coronavirus.
According to estimates by the prisoner's aid organization AAPP, at least 714 people have been killed since the coup, including around 50 children.
More than 3,000 junta opponents are in custody.
On Wednesday, numerous people in the country again protested against the junta.
There were major rallies in the cities of Mandalay and Monywa in the north.
"I am happy about the large crowds that came together in Mandalay and Monywa today," said Kyaw Kyaw, a resident of Monywa, the German press agency.
"That shows that, despite the brutality of the military, we will never give up."
There is no reliable independent information on how many people take to the streets in the country with more than 54 million inhabitants.
The Internet is blocked by the military rulers every night and now almost always during the day.
The protesters are demanding the reinstatement of the government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is under house arrest.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, warned on Tuesday of possible parallels with the situation in Syria before the outbreak of the civil war in 2011.
At that time, the military reacted to peaceful protests with unnecessary violence in Syria.
Then the country would sink into a spiral of violence.
"The international community must ensure that the deadly mistakes that were made with Syria at the time are not repeated," said Bachelet.
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