Protesters have held a pre-dawn demonstration in Myanmar’s second largest city a day after eight demonstrators were killed in a bloody crackdown by the military junta.
People took to the streets in Mandalay on Monday. More protests are planned for the day against the military coup across the country.
UNITY IS STRENGTH
— Save Myanmar?? (@Yelly_iswithU) March 22, 2021
Despite the bloody crackdown,internet shutdown and news suppression,several numbers of civilians are still protesting.
Location-Monywa,Myanmar#Mar22Coup #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar pic.twitter.com/vXYT80qm6Z
Myanmar has been convulsed by mass rallies and strikes since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi last month, and arrested her and several other political leaders over election fraud allegations.
More than 2,600 people have been arrested and 250 killed, according to the local monitoring group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, which warns fatalities could even be higher.
Scores of people, including teachers, marched through the streets of Mandalay, some carrying placards, calling for the United Nations to intervene and resolve the crisis.
There were also early morning protests in parts of Yangon, the commercial capital of Myanmar.
Myanmar Buddhist group signals break with authorities after bloody crackdown https://t.co/Gtzant16Rp
— Wa Lone (@walone4) March 17, 2021
Buddhist monks, who have joined the protests in recent days, held an evening candlelight ceremony on Sunday.
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