Myanmar's security forces on Wednesday raided a compound of striking railway workers opposed to the military junta.

The railway staff in the country's main city, Yangon, are part of a civil disobedience movement that has crippled government businesses with strikes on banks, factories and shops.

The movement began last month after Myanmar's military ousted and San Souci democratically elected government in a coup.

In Myanmar's second biggest city, Mandalay, protesters staged a sit in protest on Wednesday, chanting The revolution must prevail.

Security forces have cracked down with increasing course on daily nationwide protests, leaving the Southeast Asian nation in turmoil.

More than 60 demonstrators have been killed and 1900 people have been arrested since the coup, according to a political prisoner advocacy group on Tuesday.

Zombie at Lin, an official from Sushi's National League for Democracy, died in custody after he was arrested.

He was the second party figure to die in detention in two days.

CCTV footage showed the moment security forces in Myanmar took another NLD party member and former volunteer guard of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Jamaar into custody.

Video showed a group of soldiers taking him from his home in the city of Bago Tuesday night and shoving him into a vehicle.

Police that day also cracked down on independent media, rating two news outlets and detaining two journalists.

Meanwhile, the U.

N failed to officially condemned the coup, but international powers have called for restraint by the military.

US.

State Department spokesman Ned Price said this week they are quote repulsed by the army's use of lethal force against protesters.

The junta has brushed off condemnation of its actions.