Deadly protests continue in Myanmar

Published: March 9, 2021, 3:30 a.m.

At least three protesters are killed in Myanmar as calls grow for the military and police to ensure that the right of peaceful assembly is fully respected. Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is in Switzerland this week to drum up international pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko to resign. Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the  Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with the death of George Floyd. Thousands of women joined protests by farmers on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday to mark International Women's Day.