Myanmar Regime Steps Up Violence to Tackle General Strike
Two protesters shot dead in Myitkyina, Kachin state.
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By The Irrawaddy 8 March 2021
YANGON Another general strike planned by anti-regime protesters on Monday faced heavy crackdowns by the security forces in many cities, leaving at least three protesters dead, many injured and several hundred detained.
The military regime has dealt with two previous general strikes on Feb. 22 and Feb. 28 since it seized power on Feb. 1. Millions of protesters took to the streets across the country and the security forces struggled to cope with the numbers of protesters.
For the general strike on Monday, the security forces took preemptive action with deployments and gunshots fired throughout Yangon through the night. Many residents believed the security forces intended to scare people away from protesting.
Myanmar Regime Launches Late Night Raids, Arrests Civilians and Opposition Members
The security forces conduct raids in Yangon on Saturday night.
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By The Irrawaddy 7 March 2021
Yangon – Myanmar’s security forces have detained at least 10 opposition activists in eight Yangon townships last night, including National League for Democracy (NLD) members, protest leaders, vigilante group members and other civilians.
U Khin Maung Latt, 58, a Muslim NLD ward chairman in Pabedan Township, Yangon, was tortured to death after police and soldiers took him from his home, according to the NLD.
His family collected his body from Mingaladon military hospital on Sunday.
U Moe Myint, the NLD’s lawmaker for South Okkalapa Township, said party members who have been actively protesting against the military regime are believed to have been targeted.