As the newspaper notes, pro-democracy activists have called for a general strike on May 2 to renew the dynamics of street protests. As a result, new mass protests took place in a number of cities in Myanmar. The rallies were also joined in Manchester (UK), Milan (Italy) and Taipei (Taiwan).
The actions that took place in Myanmar were harshly dispersed by the military. In the city of Khpakant, a man was killed and 20 others were wounded as a result of shelling. According to eyewitnesses, the military threw grenades at the protesters.
Three more people died in the city of Vetlet – the protesters there were first fired with rubber cartridges, and when they did not disperse, the military switched to combat. Also, one protester was killed in the cities of Hsipau and Naungkio.
- Military in Myanmar on February 1 ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi; and detained other leaders of the ruling National League for Democracy Party and members of the government. UN Secretary General António Guterres expressed concern about what happened in Myanmar… He called the coup a serious blow to democratic reforms in the country. Washington announced revision of the sanctions regime against Myanmar due to a military coup.
- After the coup, protests began in the country. In connection with them, the authorities limited work Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and some WhatsApp servers. The 14th of February almost completely disconnected the internet in Myanmar.
- Law enforcement officers violently disperse the protesters. According to the UN, On March 13, 18 people were killed, and on the 14th – 38, there are women and children among the victims.
- On March 10, it became known that the US Treasury imposed sanctions against two grown children of the military leader of Myanmar General Meena Aun Hlein. The sanctions were imposed against Aun Pyae Sone and Khin Tiri Theta Mona, as well as six companies that they own. The European Union also imposed sanctions on 11 peoplerelated to the military coup and the repression of unarmed protesters in Myanmar.
- On March 27, the most severe crackdown on protests took place in Myanmar, during which the security forces shot at least 114 people, including a 13-year-old girl, reported Myanmar Now. AFP, referring to the data of the monitoring group, wrote that there were about 90 deaths.
- In total, 765 people died during the protests in Myanmar, informs Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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