Myanmar police fired live ammunition at protesters… At least 2 deaths

On the 9th (local time), Miya Te Te Kain, 20, who had been brain-dead after participating in a protest against the military coup in Naepido, the capital of Myanmar, was shot by the police and died on the 19th, and his body was Nephido. Being transferred from a hospital in the city.  He was the first participant to die after the coup.[사진 출처 = 연합 뉴스]

picture explanationOn the 9th (local time), Miya Te Te Kain, 20, who had been brain-dead after participating in a protest against the military coup in Naepido, the capital of Myanmar, was shot by the police and died on the 19th, and his body was Nephido. Being transferred from a hospital in the city. He was the first participant to die after the coup.[사진 출처 = 연합 뉴스]

In Mandalay, Myanmar’s second city, the military and police fired live ammunition at protesters protesting the military coup on the 20th (local time), killing at least two people and injuring six people, according to the local media, Now in Myanmar.

According to the media, the military and police fired several times at the protesters at a shipyard in Mandalay where workers were on strike.

The military, which took power through a coup on the 1st, announced a violent crackdown by moving troops to major cities such as Yangon, the largest city the day before, and Sitwe, in western Rakain Province. In particular, the Myanmar military is known to have completely blocked the Internet early this morning.

Protesters protested on major roads in downtown Yangon with placards in English such as “We do not admit coups” and “We support civil disobedience”.

On the 20th (local time) in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, citizens put flowers and candles at the memorial center at the scene of the attack in memory of the 20-year-old woman Mia Tuwe Tuwe Cain, who was shot and killed during a protest condemning the coup.  Cain died the day before, ten days after he was shot in the head and died of brain death.  Cain is the first victim of this protest./[사진 출처 = 연합 뉴스]

picture explanationOn the 20th (local time) in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, citizens put flowers and candles at the memorial center at the scene of the attack in memory of the 20-year-old woman Mia Tuwe Tuwe Cain, who was shot and killed during a protest condemning the coup. Cain died the day before, ten days after he was shot in the head and died of brain death. Cain is the first victim of this protest./[사진 출처 = 연합 뉴스]

Earlier, Western ambassadors to Myanmar, including the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada, made a joint statement on the 14th, saying, “We urge the military to refrain from violence against protesters and civilians protesting the overthrow of the legitimate government.” “The world is watching. We support the citizens of Myanmar who demand democracy, freedom, peace and prosperity,” he said.

On the 19th (local time) in Myanmar's second city, Mandalay, protesters are holding a sign calling for the'citizen disobedience movement' and condemning the coup.  On the 9th, a protester in his twenties, who was in serious condition after being shot by the police during a coup condemnation protest in the capital city, Naepido, died on the same day.  This is the first time a protester has died since the coup./[사진 출처 = 연합 뉴스]

picture explanationOn the 19th (local time) in Myanmar’s second city, Mandalay, protesters are holding a sign calling for the’citizen disobedience movement’ and condemning the coup. On the 9th, a protester in his twenties, who was in serious condition after being shot by the police during a coup condemnation protest in the capital city, Naepido, died on the same day. This is the first time a protester has died since the coup./[사진 출처 = 연합 뉴스]

On the 18th (local time), protesters at the coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, are confronting the riot police with a'three-finger salute' holding a sign calling for the'Civil Disobedience Movement' (CDM)./[사진 출처 = 연합 뉴스]

picture explanationOn the 18th (local time), protesters at the coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, are confronting the riot police with a’three-finger salute’ holding a sign calling for the’Civil Disobedience Movement’ (CDM)./[사진 출처 = 연합 뉴스]

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