Since Myanmar's military seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, security forces have detained more than 1,000 people, hundreds at protests and many more in raids - often at night.
Arrests, Detentions, Threat of Dismissal Fail to Stop Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement
25 February 2021
Arrests, Detentions, Threat of Dismissal Fail to Stop Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement Government education workers in Mandalay stage a sit-in protest as they take part in the civil disobedience movement on Wednesday. /The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 26 February 2021
Myanmar’s civil servants are taking part in the national Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) against the military regime despite growing threats of arrest, detention and dismissal from their jobs.
Many of the striking civil servants say they are determined to carry on with their resistance until the military hands power back to Myanmar’s democratically elected government.
Myanmar Medics in Hiding as Regime Targets Hospital-Led Disobedience Movement
Doctors in Naypyitaw protest against military rule. / The Irrawaddy
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By Zaw Zaw Htwe 19 February 2021
YANGON Hundreds of doctors and nurses participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) against the military regime are now in hiding, as authorities have sought to arrest them since last week.
In the three weeks since the military seized power from the democratically elected government, the movement initiated by Myanmar healthcare workers has gained momentum, with thousands of civil servants from various sectors joining millions of anti-coup protesters nationwide.
The movement has halted operations at many government departments across Myanmar as staff refuse to work for the military regime. The coup leaders have repeatedly warned civil servants taking part in the CDM to get back to work and have threatened to take action against those who fail to do so.
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Myanmar’s widespread protests continued for an eighth day Saturday, after Friday’s demonstrations in the city of Mawlamyine saw several arrests and rubber bullets fired.
In Yangon, protesters held signs reading “Stop kidnapping at night” in response to night raids that occurred in recent days.
It is those raids that have local communities anxious, as the junta has attempted to arrest prominent protesters from their homes and offices.
Since protests against the coup began, medical staff members have joined the Civil Disobedience Movement, a strike campaign that rejects the rule of the military, referred to as CDM.