View of the street during a silent strike against the coup, in Dawei, Myanmar March 24, 2021 in this social media image. Dawei Watch via REUTERS.
(Reuters) - The United States and Britain imposed sanctions on military-controlled conglomerates in Myanmar on Thursday as security forces were reported to have killed five more pro-democracy protesters in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent.
Thousands of people held protests against last month's coup in the commercial capital Yangon, central Monywa city, and several other towns on Thursday, according to witnesses and social media posts.
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