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      <title>Myanmar crackdown death toll passes 500
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YANGON: More than 500 people have been killed in the Myanmar junta's brutal crackdown on protests against its coup to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a local monitoring group said Tuesday.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The grim toll was passed as world powers ramped up their condemnation of the military's ruthless campaign against the movement demanding the restoration of democracy and release of Suu Kyi.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Washington suspended a trade pact with Myanmar and UN chief Antonio Guterres called for a united global front to put pressure on the junta after more than 100 protesters were killed in a bloody weekend of violence.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Daily rallies across Myanmar by unarmed protesters have been met with tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said it had confirmed a total of 510 civilian deaths but warned the true toll was probably significantly higher.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;UN Secretary-General Guterres urged the Myanmar authorities to undertake a "serious democratic transition".&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"It is absolutely unacceptable to see violence against people at such high levels, so many people killed," Guterres told a news conference.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"We need more unity... (and) more commitment from the international community to put pressure in order to make sure that the situation is reversed," he said.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;US President Joe Biden's administration announced Monday that the 2013 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, which laid out ways to boost business but was not a fully fledged deal, would remain suspended until democracy is restored.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"The United States strongly condemns the Burmese security forces' brutal violence against civilians," US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, using Myanmar's former name of Burma.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The statement effectively removes Myanmar from the Generalised System of Preferences, in which the United State grants duty-free access to some imports from developing nations if they meet key standards.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Saturday saw the military mark its annual Armed Forces Day with a major parade of troops and armour in the capital Naypyidaw.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But the day also saw bloody repression of protests around the country, with at least 107 people killed, including seven children.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Despite the bloodshed, protesters turned out again on Monday, with mourners at funerals defiantly showing the three-fingered salute that has become emblematic of the movement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The UN Security Council will meet on Wednesday to discuss the situation, diplomatic sources said, after Britain called for emergency talks.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;France condemned the violence as "blind and deadly" and China added its voice to a chorus of international concern on Monday, calling for restraint from all sides.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Kremlin said it was "very concerned" by growing civilian casualties, despite acknowledging it was building ties with the military authorities.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The US, Britain and the EU have all imposed sanctions in response to the coup and crackdown, but so far diplomatic pressure has not persuaded the generals to ease off.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>YANGON: More than 500 people have been killed in the Myanmar junta's brutal crackdown on protests against its coup to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a local monitoring group said Tuesday.</strong></p>

<p>The grim toll was passed as world powers ramped up their condemnation of the military's ruthless campaign against the movement demanding the restoration of democracy and release of Suu Kyi.</p>

<p>Washington suspended a trade pact with Myanmar and UN chief Antonio Guterres called for a united global front to put pressure on the junta after more than 100 protesters were killed in a bloody weekend of violence.</p>

<p>Daily rallies across Myanmar by unarmed protesters have been met with tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds.</p>

<p>The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said it had confirmed a total of 510 civilian deaths but warned the true toll was probably significantly higher.</p>

<p>UN Secretary-General Guterres urged the Myanmar authorities to undertake a "serious democratic transition".</p>

<p>"It is absolutely unacceptable to see violence against people at such high levels, so many people killed," Guterres told a news conference.</p>

<p>"We need more unity... (and) more commitment from the international community to put pressure in order to make sure that the situation is reversed," he said.</p>

<p>US President Joe Biden's administration announced Monday that the 2013 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, which laid out ways to boost business but was not a fully fledged deal, would remain suspended until democracy is restored.</p>

<p>"The United States strongly condemns the Burmese security forces' brutal violence against civilians," US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, using Myanmar's former name of Burma.</p>

<p>The statement effectively removes Myanmar from the Generalised System of Preferences, in which the United State grants duty-free access to some imports from developing nations if they meet key standards.</p>

<p>Saturday saw the military mark its annual Armed Forces Day with a major parade of troops and armour in the capital Naypyidaw.</p>

<p>But the day also saw bloody repression of protests around the country, with at least 107 people killed, including seven children.</p>

<p>Despite the bloodshed, protesters turned out again on Monday, with mourners at funerals defiantly showing the three-fingered salute that has become emblematic of the movement.</p>

<p>The UN Security Council will meet on Wednesday to discuss the situation, diplomatic sources said, after Britain called for emergency talks.</p>

<p>France condemned the violence as "blind and deadly" and China added its voice to a chorus of international concern on Monday, calling for restraint from all sides.</p>

<p>The Kremlin said it was "very concerned" by growing civilian casualties, despite acknowledging it was building ties with the military authorities.</p>

<p>The US, Britain and the EU have all imposed sanctions in response to the coup and crackdown, but so far diplomatic pressure has not persuaded the generals to ease off.</p>
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