Myanmar protests spread across the country Civil servants, medical and nursing staff, monks take to the streets, military issues martial law
The largest protest march in Myanmar since the military coup, in which tens of thousands of people took to the streets to denounce the coup, has spread across the country on February 8, with civil servants, health care workers, lawyers, teachers and monks joining the protests, demanding that the military return power to the democratically elected government and release elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, among others.
Monks also join protests
So far, protests across Burma have remained peaceful and the military has not cracked down. But since the 7th, the Burmese military has cut off the internet and even shut down social media platforms for a Time, and there has been a nationwide blockade of the internet in Myanmar.
Protests again in Yangon on Feb. 8
The military government issued martial law on Feb. 8, imposing a curfew on Yangon and Mandalay. The military hinted at the possibility of a strong crackdown on the protests.
A large number of Burmese police officers block the streets on Feb. 8 to stand guard. New Zealand freezes ties with Burma
New Zealand announced today that it is suspending all high-level political and military contacts with Burma.
AFP reports that New Zealand fired the first shot at internationally isolating Burma’s military government when it staged a coup against the elected government of the ruling National League for Democracy led by Ung San Suu Kyi on the first of the month, citing “election fraud.
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