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Myanmar railway workers stay defiant even after junta evicts them from homes Railway workers protest to demand the release of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on February 19, 2021. Photo: AFP
When Myanmar railway switch operator Ko Thet, 34, and his family were evicted on March 22 from the home they had lived in for generations, they did not have time to pack much.
The family of six took only our essentials: clothes, some pots, and bowls , he said.
They were among the hundreds of families in Mandalay who were forced out of their government-issued housing for taking part in strikes and protests against the February 1 coup that have ground the country s economy to a halt.
The work stoppages are having a significant impact on the economy and the functioning of the junta, which has responded with brutal repression searches and arrests, the shooting down of protesters, and the torture and murder of prisoners.
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Myanmar coup: Police raid housing for striking railway workers
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Railway workers went on strike to protest last month’s military coup.
Myanmar security forces on Wednesday raided a neighbourhood in the country’s largest city that houses state railway workers who have gone on strike to protest last month’s military coup.
Police sealed off the Mingalar Taung Nyunt neighbourhood in Yangon where the Ma Hlwa Kone train station and housing for railway workers are located. Photos and video on social media showed officers blocking streets and what was said to be people escaping.
At least three arrests were reported, but couldn’t immediately be confirmed. There was no apparent resistance to the raid, and local media reported that the authorities forced at least some residents from their homes.