A wounded Burmese protester is taken to the hospital.
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Aung Pyae Sone, the son of Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing, and his daughter Khin Thiri Thet Mon, as well as six companies they control, for freezing all assets in the United States and prohibiting U.S. persons from doing business with them. The six sanctioned companies include “A&M Mahar,” a company that helps overseas pharmaceutical companies enter the Burmese market.
Myanmar’s bloody crackdown shows no sign of abating, as our correspondent in Myanmar reported that at least eight people died Thursday in the aftermath of a military crackdown in the northern Dagon district of Yangon, the first city, the Changai Dazan district of Mandalay, the second city, and the central town of Meancheyin.
In North Dagon district, a man shot and killed a male protester on Thursday morning after intimidating people preparing to protest against the military council. In Changai Dazan district, military police opened fire on protesters protesting the military council, killing one person and injuring 30 others. As of March 11, the crackdown in Mandalay City had left 13 people dead.
According to a witness and local media in Myanmar, at least five protesters were killed in Myin township in central Myanmar on Thursday (11).
Burmese military and police surrounded hundreds of protesters in two locations in Yangon on Wednesday, arresting hundreds of people and firing tear gas, prompting the U.S. Embassy to call on the military and police to withdraw.
Burmese security forces also raided a railroad personnel quarters in Yangon on Wednesday, and surrounded hundreds of protesters in a park in North Okkalapa district, arresting at least 200 people. A witness in North Okkalapa district said most of those arrested were youths and students. Some residents were injured when they tried to block the road to prevent military police from taking away the arrested protesters.
“We have seen reports that security forces surrounded innocent students and civilians in North Okkalapa and made arrests,” the U.S. Embassy said in a statement. “We call on those security forces to withdraw from the area, release those arrested, and allow people to leave the scene safely.” The EU delegation in Burma also expressed concern about the roundup in Yangon and called on the military to allow everyone to return Home safely.
Amnesty International accused the military of using “lethal force” against demonstrators on the battlefield and said there had been many extrajudicial killings “by unrepentant commanders who have been implicated in Crimes Against Humanity.
In addition, the UN Security Council agreed with a statement condemning the use of violence by the Burmese military against peaceful protesters, but it did not mention the word “coup.
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