Escalating violence in Myanmar 'absolutely unacceptable': UN chief Guterres

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for a united global front to pressure Myanmar's military junta following the "absolutely unacceptable" weekend killings of more than 100 democracy protesters.

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"It is absolutely unacceptable to see violence against people at such high levels, so many people killed, and such a stubborn refusal to accept the need to liberate all political prisoners and to make the country go back to a serious democratic transition," Gutteres told a news conference.

"We need more unity... more commitment from the international community to put pressure in order to make sure that the situation is reversed."