Myanmar's searing smartphone images flood a watching world
TED ANTHONY, AP National Writer
March 10, 2021
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1of17FILE - In this March 9, 2021, file photo, anti-coup protesters with makeshift shields take positions while one man looks at his phone in Mandalay, Myanmar. The world is watching violent events unfold in Myanmar for many reasons, but perhaps one above all: because it can. The plentiful and unsettling imagery, filmed by participants on the ground and uploaded, is bringing protests and crackdowns to millions of handheld devices almost immediately.STR/APShow MoreShow Less
2of17FILE - In this file image made from video taken on Feb. 27, 2021, Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw is arrested by police in Yangon, Myanmar. The plentiful and unsettling imagery, filmed by participants on the ground and uploaded, is bringing protests and crackdowns to millions of handheld devices almost immediately. Zaw taken into custody in a chokehold by authorities while doing his job captured on video and widely shared.File/APShow MoreShow Less