Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s military leaders extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose freedom is a key demand of the protesters.
The U.S. is targeting the army for hurting the country's move toward democracy, an American priority when Biden served as vice president under Barack Obama.
Demonstrators vowed to keep up the pressure against last week's military coup, even after a woman was shot and critically wounded during clashes.
Protesters denounced the military coup and demanded the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
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There have been recent and serious concerns about Myanmar, also known as Burma, backsliding into authoritarianism.
At the time of their arrest, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were working on an investigation into the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim villagers during an army crackdown.
The country's leader has failed to speak out against atrocities targeting the country's Rohingya minority, Amnesty said.
The journalists were investigating the killing of Rohingya villagers by security forces at the time of their arrest last December.
It's the first time the United Nations has explicitly called for Myanmar officials to face genocide charges.