Public protests in Myanmar against the military coup intensified for the last 9 days. The Chinese government is targeted by the protesters who are accused of helping the army. The army has deployed tanks to crush the mass rebellion, and there are reports of firing in some areas.
Public protests against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar has been steadily intensifying for the past nine days. China's government is on the target of protesters. Meanwhile, the army has deployed tanks to crush the mass rebellion, and there are reports of firing in some areas. The Internet has almost been shut down in the country. Meanwhile, embassies from 11 western countries, including the European Union, Britain and Canada, issued a statement on Sunday appealing that the security forces refrain from violent action.
The telephone network in Myanmar has almost been shut down. It is being told that Myanmar security forces opened fire on the protesters outside a plant at Myitkyina in Kachin State. It was not clear in the live footage released on Facebook of the incident whether these were rubber bullets or real bullets. On Sunday evening, tanks and other armored vehicles appeared on the streets of the country's largest cities, Yangon, Myitkyina and Sittwe.
This is the first time in the country after the ruling that tanks and other armed vehicles have taken to the streets. Earlier on Sunday, numerous people took to the streets and protested in protest against the dismissal of the elected government of Aung Sang Suu Kyi and the military taking over. However, the military regime has suspended many civil liberties and given the authority to search and arrest officers without warrant.
Demonstrations were also held in Yangon, Mandalay and the capital Nepeta as well as remote minority-dominated areas. There was a protest in the cyber world too. The group, calling itself the 'Brotherhood of Myanmar Hackers', hacked and distorted the government's Myanmar digital news website and put content and photos against the military coup on it. Protesters gathered outside the Chinese and US embassies in Yangon. They allege that China is helping the military government while praising the US for taking action against the military.
The US Embassy's Twitter account said on Saturday, "The civil disobedience movement and demonstrations show that the people of Myanmar want democracy." We stand with them. ' Other protesters were holding placards urging them to boycott trades involving the military. Demonstrations took place on Sunday, despite the ruling junta suspending several basic civil liberties.
In the order published in government newspapers on Sunday, saying that the provisions in the current law on security and privacy protection have been suspended and the officers have been released without warrant. Has been empowered to conduct searches and arrests. The order also allowed electronic and other communication devices to be detained without warrant and detention of any person for more than 24 hours without court permission.
Earlier, on February 1, the army had taken over power by coup and detained several members of the government, including Aung Sang Suu Kyi. Together, the newly elected people's representatives were barred from participating in the new session of Parliament. Senior General Min Aung has said that the government failed to investigate allegations of rigging in the elections held last-year due to which the army had to interfere. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party had a landslide victory in this election. However, the Election Commission has denied any rigging.
The protesters allege that the army is releasing the culprits from the jails, so that they can spread violence in the demonstrations and create an atmosphere of panic. The military regime had last week announced amnesty to over 23,000 convicts. In 1988, the army also released prisoners to incite violence in demonstrations against military dictatorship. The 'Independent Assistance Association for Political Prisoners' said that 384 people have been detained since the coup, of which 360 are still in custody. Suu Kyi is still under house arrest but his remand order ends on Monday on a minor charge of possessing an imported walkie-talkie.
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