Protesters hold images of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an anti-coup protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, Sunday, Feb. 1 coup that toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Mya Thwet Thwet Khine was the first confirmed death among the many thousands who have taken to the streets to protest the Feb. Supporters give the three-finger salute during Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing's funeral, in Naypyitaw Myanmar, Sunday, Feb. 9, two days before her 20th birthday, at a protest in the capital Nayptitaw, and died Friday. Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, lies in a coffin during her funeral in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Feb. The casket containing the body of Mya Thwet Thwet Khine is carried through the crowds towards the cemetery in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Feb. (AP Photo)Ī hearse containing casket of Mya Thwet Thwet Khine travels to the cemetery in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Feb. They believe the military is biding its time, letting the public vent its anger about the coup, before launching a crackdown.The casket containing the body of Mya Thwet Thwet Khine being carried through the crowds towards the cemetery in Naypyitaw Myanmar, Sunday, Feb. Many protestors fear that police and military will respond to the demonstrations with violence, as they did during uprisings in 20. Crowds will also rally in front of city hall in Nyaungshwe, Shan state, and in the Kayah state capital of Loikaw. Other protests are scheduled on Monday in Monywa and Chaung Oo in Sagaing region as well as Pathein and Kangyi Dauk in Ayeyarwady region. Kyi Toe, an information officer for the National League for Democracy, has said AUng San Suu Kyi is also under house arrest in Naypyitaw, but that he is unclear about the whereabouts of party stalwart Win Htein, who was detained on Thursday night. In Naypyidaw, protesters plan to march from starting points in at least eight townships to the Thabyay Kone roundabout, and then to the Presidential Office, where ousted President Win Myint was arrested before being taken and placed under house arrest in government residential quarters. Min Ko Naing, a veteran of the 1988 uprising who quickly popped up and disappeared amid the crowds in downtown Yangon on Sunday, has appealed to all the civil servants to stop working and join the protests.ĭemonstrators will once again rally at intersections in Hledan, Yankin and Tamwe before marching to Sule Pagoda in downtown Yangon from 9am. Protestors have been careful to avoid confrontations with the police, with many demonstrators offering flowers, snacks and water to riot officers. We are trying to build up a general strike so that we can tear down the military dictatorship,” Ei Thinzar Maung, an activist and former parliamentary candidate, told Myanmar Now. “We don’t want this to be nipped in the bud. Organizers hope these protests will evolve into a revolution that attracts members of the public from all different ages and backgrounds, with the eventual goal of shutting down the entire government bureaucracy. But police fired shots in the air at a rally in Myawaddy, near the Thai border, to disperse marchers on Sunday. The protests so far have been peaceful with no major confrontations with the authorities. Hundreds of thousands attended protests at the weekend, according to an estimate by the All Burma Federation of Student Unions, to call for the end of the military dictatorship that seized power in a coup last week. A third consecutive day of nationwide protests is expected on Monday, with marches planned in Yangon, Mandalay and the capital Naypyitaw, where ousted leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint are being detained.
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