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Demonstrators plead for global support

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Protesters outside a foreign embassy in Yangon on Thursday holding signs urging the US to intervene in Myanmar. They hope global pressure will tip the scales in their favour. PHOTO: KYAW ZA
Protesters outside a foreign embassy in Yangon on Thursday holding signs urging the US to intervene in Myanmar. They hope global pressure will tip the scales in their favour. PHOTO: KYAW ZA
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Several dozen young people are seated along Yangon's Dhamazedi Road facing the Singapore embassy.

"Singapore embassy! Stand with us! Stand with us!" they shout.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 22, 2021, with the headline Demonstrators plead for global support. Subscribe