Myanmar military using systematic deadly force, warns Amnesty International

Riot police officers hold down a protester as they disperse protesters in Tharkata Township on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar’s military-controlled government is seeking to suppressing media coverage of protests against their seizure of power as journalists and ordinary citizens strive to keep people inside and outside of the country informed about what is happening.(AP Photo/File)

Amnesty International has accused Myanmar’s military government of increasingly using battlefield weapons against peaceful protesters and conducting systematic, deliberate killings.

Myanmar has been rocked by protests and other acts of civil disobedience since a February 1 military coup that toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi just as it was to start its second term.