Myanmar: Protester Shot by Police Dies After 10 Days on Life Support
A young woman protester who was shot in the head as police dispersed a crowd died on Friday, marking the first death among opponents of the coup.
Demonstrators holding placards sit during a protest against the military coup outside the U.S. embassy in Yangon, Myanmar February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
A young woman protester in Myanmar who was shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd died on Friday, her brother said, marking the first death among opponents of the February 1, 2021 military coup since they began demonstrating two weeks ago.
YANGON: A young woman protester in Myanmar who was shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd died on Friday, her brother said, marking the first death among opponents of the Feb 1 military coup since they began demonstrating two weeks ago.
Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing became a rallying point for hundreds of thousands of demonstrators in towns and cities across Myanmar when video went viral of her being shot in the head by security forces while protesting against a military coup.
Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing had just turned 20 when she was taken to hospital with what doctors say was a head wound from a live bullet shot at her while she was protesting against the coup in the capital Naypyitaw.