At least five protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government.
Remembering Two Deaths that Changed the Course of Myanmar’s History
Remembering Two Deaths that Changed the Course of Myanmar’s History
Former RIT students lay wreaths for Ko Phone Maw and Ko Soe Naing to mark the 30th anniversary of their deaths on Tuesday at Yangon Technological University. / Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy
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By Kyaw Phyo Tha 13 March 2021
YANGON She used to wake her younger brother every day; for Daw Mar Mar Ei, it had become a morning ritual. But this pleasant routine came to an abrupt end one sultry summer day when she found herself staring at the young man’s dead body lying on a trolley in the bleak old concrete morgue of Yangon General Hospital.
Myanmar security forces killed at least 12 people, witnesses and media reported, as the acting leader of a civilian parallel government yesterday vowed in a first public address to pursue a "revolution" to overturn the Feb 1 military coup. Five people were shot dead and several injured when police opened fire on a sit-in protest in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-biggest city,
Myanmar security forces killed at least 12 people, witnesses and media reported, as the acting leader of a civilian parallel government vowed in a first public address on Saturday to pursue a.
Protesters shout slogan as they protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Myanmar s military seized power Feb. 1, hours before the seating of a new parliament following election results that were seen as a rebuff to the country s generals. - AP Death anniversary of student; killing sparked 1988 uprising; Britain urges citizens to leave amid mounting violence
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YANGON, March 13 (Reuters): At least two people were killed in police firing in Myanmar overnight, domestic media reported, as activists called for more anti-coup protests on the death anniversary of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the government.