Protesters from the Myanmar rebels are looking at a homemade air gun in Yangon on the 24th. Yangon = AP Yonhap News
Myanmar military police are mocking and shooting protesters. There is a young man who was killed in a shooting while buying bread and leaving the store, and a pregnant woman who was shot injured while going to the market. It is a situation that indiscriminately regards the people as enemies. The death toll exceeded 300. After all, citizens are arming themselves.
According to local media and foreign media on the 26th, a 29-year-old young man died in Taungji, Shanzhou the day before after being shot in the eyes and right thigh. His relatives “After charging my phone and buying bread, I went out of the store, and when I saw soldiers, I just ran away, but I was raged.”He testified. The military police even took the body away. A 35-year-old pregnant woman, the mother of two, was shot while returning from the market. At least four people were shot and about 60 people were arrested in this area alone.
On the 26th, citizens of Mandalay, Myanmar, give a three-finger salute to a passing protester. Mandalay=AFP Yonhap News
2nd city on the same night In Mandalay, a military policeman mocked citizens knocking on pots, saying, “Who did you knock, come out if you have the courage?” Several people were injured. The injured were left on the street. Citizens who are indiscriminately fired against the citizens who are trying to rescue, die without treatment, or are later transferred to hospitals, are continuing in other areas as well.
The day before, protests across the country were held the day after the’silent strike,’ emphasizing unity and rest, saying, “We do not go out and close all the shops.” At least nine people were killed nationwide in the protest that day, and the number of victims after the coup increased to 320, including 20 children (counted by the Myanmar Political Offender Support Association). In just ten days, more than 100 people died. The protesters said, “A strong storm comes after silence,” and the number of victims is expected to increase as they are predicting a large-scale demonstration during the four-day holiday from the 27th, the Day of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces. The Korean embassy in Myanmar urged Koreans to refrain from going out during this period.
A Molotov cocktail made by protesters in Yangon, Myanmar on the 25th. Yangon = EPA Yonhap News
The protesters, which focused on non-violence and defense, are gradually preparing their own remedies. A few days ago, protesters began to look at the hand-made air guns. Molotov cocktails are also being produced. Until now, the demonstrators’ defense weapons were all hand-made shields and helmets made of iron plates, wooden boards, and plastic barrels, which were not enough to block bullets. In addition, it delayed the attack of soldiers with sandbags and broken glass.
The movement to create the federal army is also accelerating. The Federal Parliamentary Representative Committee (CRPH), led by members of the National Democratic Peoples League (NLD) led by state advisor Aung San Suu Kyi, is conducting discussions with minority rebels. Students and civic activists who have escaped the military and flee to the jungle dominated by ethnic minorities are undergoing basic military training to counterattack.The New York Times reported it.
On the 24th, Mr. Ray, the representative of Myanmar at an international beauty contest that appealed to “Save us,” went to the contest wearing the costume of the goddess of peace. Bangkok = AFP Yonhap News
Outside Myanmar, after the United States, the United Kingdom has decided to further sanction companies operating the Myanmar military. Singapore’s foreign minister visited Indonesia to support the holding of the ASEAN Summit proposed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. In order to participate in the international beauty contest, a representative woman from Myanmar in Thailand appealed, “Please save us from dying by military bullets.”
The Associated Press reported that the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), which is non-violent and resisting the coup by the Myanmar military, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize next year. Six professors of social sciences at the University of Oslo, Norway, recommended the CDM and stated in their nomination letter that “recognizing the anti-coup resistance (the merit) of striving for peace and democracy in a non-violent manner.”
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