Myanmarâs Military Deploys Digital Arsenal of Repression in Crackdown
The generals who staged a coup last month use surveillance drones, iPhone cracking devices and hacking software, some of it from Western countries that bar sales of such technology to Myanmar.
A group of people leaving their neighborhood to join protests in Yangon in February.Credit.The New York Times
Published March 1, 2021Updated March 12, 2021
During a half century of military rule, Myanmarâs totalitarian tools were crude but effective. Men in sarongs shadowed democracy activists, neighbors informed on each other and thugs brandished lead pipes.
The generals, who staged a coup a month ago, are now back in charge with a far more sophisticated arsenal at their disposal: Israeli-made surveillance drones, European iPhone cracking devices and American software that can hack into computers and vacuum up their contents.
Military Crackdown in Myanmar Escalates With Killing of Protesters
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A man who had been shot in the leg on Sunday was carried away for treatment in Mandalay, Myanmar, where doctors confirmed three fatalities in a day of violence by security forces.Credit.The New York Times
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At least 18 people were killed during protests, according to the United Nations, with security forces opening fire on crowds.
Feb. 28, 2021
Military forces in Myanmar opened fire on crowds of peaceful demonstrators in several cities on Sunday, killing at least 18 people, the United Nations said, in a violent escalation of the junta’s efforts to suppress weeks of mass protests against its month-old coup.
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Myanmar’s Protests Are Growing, Defying Threats and Snipers
A general strike on Monday made clear that the fatal shooting of two protesters over the weekend, and the fear of a further bloody crackdown, would not halt opposition to the return of military rule.
Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, on Monday. A general strike proceeded peacefully in hundreds of cities and towns.Credit.The New York Times
Published Feb. 22, 2021Updated March 14, 2021
The strikers poured onto the streets of Myanmar on Monday knowing that they might die. But they gathered by the millions anyway, in the largest rallies since a military coup three weeks ago. Their only protection came from hard hats, holy amulets and the collective power of a newly called general strike.