US demands Myanmar release detained journalists and protesters

A woman cries during the burial of anti-coup protester Kyal Sin in Mandalay, Myanmar (STR/AP)

The Biden administration has stepped up its condemnation of the coup in Myanmar, demanding that military authorities stop their brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and release demonstrators and journalists who have been detained.

The White House called the situation “troubling” and of “great concern”.