More than 130 people have been sentenced to death since the Myanmar junta took over last year, said a United Nations official, on Friday, accusing them of using capital punishment to crush the opposition.

Myanmar uses death penalties to ‘crush opposition’, holds proceedings in ‘secretive courts’: UN

Myanmar was divided into two parts on February 01 after the military overtook the country in a coup and detained the popular leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Since then, several human rights groups have voiced concerns and locals have staged protests every day against the rising military pressure on the streets.

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Things remain tensed in Myanmar where protesters refused to back down despite the crackdown by the authorities on the demonstrators who are opposing the military coup in their country.

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