Myanmar charges doctors over civil disobedience protests

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A state-run newspaper says Myanmar’s military junta has charged at least 19 medical doctors for participating in civil disobedience protests against the Feb. 1 coup. Doctors, nurses and medical students have marched and joined strikes to show their opposition to the military takeover that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government and put a halt to the progress Myanmar had made toward greater democratization after five decades of military rule. The Global New L