MYANMAR’S security forces opened fire on protesting health workers today and arrested leading figures of the movement against the February 1 military coup, which has suffered more than 700 deaths since the junta seized power.
Wai Moe Naing was reportedly taken into custody after being rammed off his motorbike as he led a rally in the town of Monya, 435 miles north of the largest city Yangon.
Footage showed a black car careering into a convoy of motorcycles and abducting the 25-year-old, who has emerged as one of the most prominent figures of the protest movement.
Fellow protest leader Tayzar San vowed that they would not be deterred by the crackdown.
Prominent protest leader arrested in Myanmar
Updated / Thursday, 15 Apr 2021
14:22
Demonstrators on motorcycles flash the three-finger salute during an anti-military coup protest in Mandalay
Myanmar security forces have arrested one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule after ramming him with a car as he led a motorbike protest rally, friends and colleagues said.
Opponents of a 1 February coup that ousted an elected government led by Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi have kept up their campaign against the military this traditional New Year week with marches and various other displays of resistance. Our brother Wai Moe Naing was arrested. His motorbike was hit by an unmarked police car, Win Zaw Khiang, a member of a protest organising group, said on social media.
published : 15 Apr 2021 at 19:42
8 This photo taken and received from an anonymous source via Facebook on April 3, 2021 shows activist Wai Moe Naing (centre in blue) walking with protesters during a demonstration against the military coup in Monywa, Sagaing region. (AFP photo/Anonymous source)
Myanmar security forces arrested on Thursday one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule after ramming him with a car as he led a motorbike protest rally, friends and colleagues said.
Opponents of a Feb 1 coup that ousted an elected government led by Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi have kept up their campaign against the military this traditional New Year week with marches and various other displays of resistance.
Myanmar security forces arrest prominent leader of anti-coup campaign
The security forces have killed 715 protesters since the overthrow of Suu Kyi’s government, says an activist group
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April 15, 2021
Demonstrators flash a three-finger salute during a protest against the military coup in Dawei, Myanmar April 13, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
Myanmar security forces on Thursday arrested one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule after ramming him with a car as he led a motorbike protest rally, friends and colleagues said.
Opponents of the Feb. 1 coup that ousted an elected government led by Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi have kept up their campaign against the military this traditional New Year week with marches and various other shows of defiance.
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The military in Myanmar has arrested an important leader of the anti-coup protests, local media reported and witnesses confirmed to dpa on Thursday.
According to the reports, Wai Moe Naing was taking part in a motorcycle strike in the northern city of Monywa on Thursday, when a car purposefully hit his motorbike, after which he was arrested.
Wai Moe Naing is one of the three leading figures of the protests against the military junta, alongside Ei Thinzar Maung from Yangon, the largest city, and Tayzar San from Mandalay.
The witness, a protester who asked to remain anonymous, said Wai Moe Naing had always been careful to avoid being arrested.