Flowers are placed next to a banner during a memorial for Ma Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing in Yangon on February 20. The young woman died from a gunshot wound sustained during a rally against the military on February 9. (AFP)
Flowers are placed next to a banner during a memorial for Ma Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing in Yangon on February 20. The young woman died from a gunshot wound sustained during a rally against the military on February 9. (AFP)

US urges military regime to give up power after protester death

The first confirmed death at the hands of security forces since protests erupted two weeks ago has sparked a new wave of anger at the junta and fresh calls to relinquish power.

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