Myanmar police officer stands guard in Maungdaw, Rakhine July 9, 2019. Photo taken on July 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
GENEVA (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government has ramped up killings and arrests in an apparent bid to silence opponents and recruit soldiers in an escalating conflict, with tens of thousands detained since the 2021 coup, a U.N. report said on Tuesday.
The military came to power in February 2021 after deposing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering nationwide street protests that it violently crushed.
