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| A man who participated in a demonstration at the military coup protest on February 20, 2021 in Mandalay, the second city of Myanmar, suffered a head injury due to violent suppression by the military and police. © AFP=News1 |
It is believed that at least two deaths occurred in Mandalay, the second city on the 20th, as a result of the police firing in the second city of Mandalay, as the crackdown of protests by the military and police against citizens protesting the coup in Myanmar is increasingly intense. It’s been a day since a woman who was shot by police in the capital Naepido last week died.
According to local media such as Reuters, AFP and Now in Myanmar, hundreds of workers, including workers on strike as part of the’citizen disobedience movement’ protesting the coup at the Yadanarbon Shipyard in Mandalay, held a protest on that day.
The police and the protesters in the crackdown were confronting for several hours, and 20 trucks filled with military and police and two water cannons arrived to disperse the protesters. Subsequently, the military and police fired 50 rounds, including rubber and live ammunition, and at least 10 people are believed to have been arrested so far.
In particular, six of them were injured and transferred to the hospital, of which two were seriously injured, the medical staff said. It is said that the injured were beaten in the abdomen or shot by a rubber bullet in the head. A slingshot was also found around the protest site.
AFP reported that gunshots were never ending in a Facebook video streamed in real time by a resident at the site. A citizen, who escaped at a nearby construction site, said, “The military and police are shooting brutally,” and “we need to find a safer place.”
In Myanmar, on the fourth day, the fourth day after the coup, street demonstrations demanding the resignation of the military took place in various places.
As the military and police repression became increasingly tough, bullets began to fire in some areas from the 17th, tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets and live ammunition are being used.
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| A memorial ceremony for Miya Tete Kain (20), who was killed by a live shot by a police officer during a demonstration at the military coup protest on February 20, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, is held. The deceased died on the 19th while being treated for a brain death condition after being shot on the 9th. © AFP=News1 |
On the 9th, a 20-year-old female protester fell into a state of brain death by a live bullet shot by the police in the capital Naepido, and died on the 19th during treatment. For this reason, demonstrations in commemoration were held everywhere on this day, and the protesters are burning their will to fight, saying, “I will fight to the end.”
Earlier, the Myanmar military government declared a state of emergency on the 1st and detained key government officials, including state advisor Aung San Suu Kyi. The next trial will be held on March 1 of a shame adviser who is being tried after being detained by the military and accused of possessing a walkie-talkie and violating the National Disaster Law.
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| A demonstration was held in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, against the military coup on February 20, 2021. © AFP=News1 |