People mourn the funeral of a young girl who was shot dead in Nay Pyi Taw on Feb. 21.
Thousands of people drove cars and rode motorcycles to bury Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, a 20-year-old girl who was shot and killed by the military during a protest in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar’s capital, where people again demonstrated peacefully on Feb. 21.
Mya Thwate Khaing died Feb. 19 after being shot in the head with a rubber bullet fired by the military during an earlier protest. She was the first protester to be shot and killed by the military. From the Time she was admitted to the hospital until her death was confirmed, she was closely monitored by the Burmese military, and even her grandparents were not allowed to enter the hospital to visit her.
Mourners escorted her body to the cemetery and held up three fingers, a symbol of resistance to totalitarianism, chanting “Stop the massacre, stop the use of lethal weapons!”
People in Yangon hold a candlelight memorial outside the U.S. Embassy on Feb. 21.
People in Yangon hold a candlelight memorial outside the U.S. Embassy on Feb. 21.
A man holds up an effigy of a young girl who was shot and killed during a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. Embassy in Yangon on Feb. 21.
People hold up the portrait of a young girl who was shot dead in Nay Pyi Taw on Feb. 21.
People mourn the funeral of the girl who was shot dead in Nay Pyi Taw on Feb. 21.
People hold up a portrait of a girl who was shot dead in Nay Pyi Taw on Feb. 21.
People held a burial ceremony for 20-year-old Miao Tui Tui Kai, who was shot dead during a protest in Nay Pyi Taw on February 21.
Protesters held up three fingers, a symbol of resistance to totalitarianism, and chanted “Stop the killing, stop the use of lethal weapons!”
On February 21, people buried the girl who was shot dead in Nay Pyi Taw.
People mourn the funeral of a girl who was shot dead in Nay Pyi Taw on Feb. 21.
People mourn the burial of a girl who was shot dead in Nay Pyi Taw on February 21.
People mourn the burial of a girl who was shot dead in Nay Pyi Taw on February 21.
People mourn the funeral of a girl who was shot dead in Nay Pyi Taw on February 21.
People hold up protest propaganda at a rally in Yangon on Feb. 21.
At least two protesters were shot dead, more than 30 were injured and many were arrested in a bloody crackdown in Mandalay, Burma’s second largest city, on February 20. 21, a large number of people still took to the streets in protest, defying the military’s crackdown with live ammunition.
Myanmar people plan to hold the largest demonstration since the coup on the 22nd, stores and some businesses will shut down and strike, the largest retailer City Mart has also announced to close all branches to support the people. Almost all private banks in Myanmar have now closed their branches, and cash in ATMs is being rapidly airspace almost every day.
Myanmar’s escalating military crackdown has provoked a wave of international condemnation. UN Secretary General Guterres angrily criticized, “The use of lethal force against peaceful demonstrators, with intimidation and harassment, is unacceptable.”
British Foreign Secretary Raab said he would join forces with international partners to impose further sanctions on the forces destroying democracy and suppressing dissent.
The U.S., U.K. and Canada have already sanctioned Burmese military personnel or organizations, including freezing assets and banning them from entering the country.
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