In the midst of the violence of public power against the people’s protesters protesting the military coup in Myanmar, photographs of a nun who risked their lives and went to the streets to prevent harm to innocent people are ringing in the hearts of viewers.
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| On the 28th of last month in Myanmar, Sister Ahn Nu Taung kneels in front of the army and the police who stepped into the protests. Cardinal Charles Maungbo Twitter Capture |
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, chairman of the Myanmar Bishops’ Church and Archbishop of the Archbishop of Yangon, posted several photos on his Twitter account on the 28th of last month (hereafter local time), showing the urgent situation in Myanmar.
Among these, a photograph of a nun kneeling in the middle of the road with heavily armed police forces in front of them stands out. He is begging the protesters not to use violence. There is also a crying with both hands raised.
The protagonist in the photo is Sister An Nu Taung from the Convent of Saint Francis Saberio in Michina, a city in northern Myanmar.
Cardinal Bo wrote in an article posted with the photo, “Sister Nu Taung is begging for freedom and human rights not to shoot at civilians protesting.”
The 28th of last month is called’Blood Sunday’ as the day of the worst bloodshed after the coup, with at least 18 of the protesters killed and 30 others injured due to the indiscriminate use of force by the military and police in Myanmar.
On the same day, protests took place in the area where Sister Nu Taung resides, and it is said that a number of injuries were reported as a result of the violent suppression of the police. Sister Nu Taung, who witnessed this in person, went out to the streets because she couldn’t stand it.
A Korean priest in Rome said, “It reminds me of the May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising and the Tiananmen Democratization Demonstration in China.”
These photos, released by Cardinal Bo, were successively published in Italy’s leading Catholic media, vividly conveying the message of peace to church members around the world. yunhap news