Min Aung Hlaing took power on Feb. 1, overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and cutting short a decade of democratic reforms that had brought Myanmar out of isolation under previous juntas.
Despite a ferocious crackdown by security forces, Myanmar's military is still struggling to impose order after arresting Aung San Suu Kyi and senior leaders of her party.
State media said a famous actor, Zin Wine, and singer Po Po, both known for their support of the democracy movement, had also been arrested.
Traditionally, walking beneath items used to cover women's private parts is not only bad luck, but emasculating for men in Myanmar.
"How much more can we allow the Myanmar military to get away with?" Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener told a closed meeting of the 15-member UN Security Council.
Jerusalem was supposed to end all military exports to Myanmar, after allegations emerged that weaponry was being sold to the army.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson decried the new criminal charge, saying it was "fabricated" by the military.
At least three people were hurt by rubber bullets in the capital Naypyitaw, a doctor said.
The civil disobedience movement, led by hospital workers, has resulted in a plunge in coronavirus tests, official testing figures showed.
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