On Feb. 8, another protest was held in Yangon. Protesters hold protest posters of Aung San Suu Kyi.
The military government issued martial law on Feb. 8, imposing curfews on Yangon and Mandalay after the military coup in Myanmar sparked mass protests. The military hinted at a possible strong crackdown on the protests.
The Burmese military launched the coup on Feb. 1 and announced it would impose military rule for a year. Since Feb. 6, massive protests have continued across Myanmar against the military’s takeover of power, demanding the release of jailed officials such as Aung San Suu Kyi.
On the 7th, hundreds of thousands of Burmese people took to the streets of Yangon to protest, and the military sent a large number of police and military vehicles to block the streets. In the evening, witnesses said that a convoy of military trucks drove into Yangon.
On February 8, the protests spread across Myanmar, with government civil servants, health care workers, lawyers, teachers and monks joining the protests, demanding that the military return power to the democratically elected government.
On February 8, protests spread across Burma.
Protests were again held in Yangon on February 8.
On February 8, protests were again held in Yangon.
On February 8, protests were again held in Yangon.
Protests were held again in Yangon on February 8.
Monks also joined the protest.
On February 8, another protest was held in Yangon.
On February 8, another protest was held in Yangon.
Protesters hold protest posters of Aung San Suu Kyi.
On February 8, a large number of Burmese police blocked the streets and stood guard.
On the same day, the military-controlled Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) warned protesters that it was illegal to oppose a military takeover of the government. The military government said it “must act in accordance with the law and take effective steps to counteract violations that interfere with, obstruct and destroy national stability, public security and the rule of law.” Hinting at the possibility of a strong crackdown.
Meanwhile, the junta issued martial law in Mandalay, Burma’s second largest city, banning gatherings and demonstrations of more than five people and imposing a curfew from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. local Time.
The U.S. Embassy in Burma confirmed in a Feb. 9 Twitter post that curfews have been imposed in both Yangon and Mandalay.
The Burmese military has launched a coup citing fraud in the November 2020 general election, as the results were very unfavorable to the military. The French newspaper Cross criticized the junta’s actions as a “power grab” and its resort to force to assert its privileges.
There is widespread suspicion that the Chinese Communist Party was behind the military coup in Burma. On the eve of the coup, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Myanmar and met with the military chief, calling him a brother. After the coup, the Chinese Communist Party not only failed to condemn the Burmese military, but also tried to obstruct the UN Human Rights Council from issuing a joint statement on the situation in Burma.
A number of scholars have analyzed that the coup by the Burmese military may have had the tacit approval and support of Beijing.
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