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The 2021 Myanmar demonstrations is a popular civil disobedience campaign in protest against the military rule and the detainment of Aung San Suu Kyi, who was overthrown by Min Aung Hlaing in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
In 1974, a popular uprising rocked the nation, killing 100 during violent demonstrations in the country. In 1962-63, the 1962 Rangoon University protests occurred against the military rule, led by General Ne Win.
In 1988, nationwide protests broke out in the country. Dubbed the 8888 Uprising, the civil unrest was sparked by economic mismanagement, leading Ne Win to step down. In September 1988, the military's top leaders formed the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), which then seized power. Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of the country's modern founder Aung San, became a notable pro-democracy activist during this period. In 1990, free elections were allowed by the military, under the assumption the military enjoyed popular support. Ultimately, the elections resulted in a landslide victory for Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy. However, the military refused to cede power and placed her under house arrest. In 2021, after military rule was restored due to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and sparked a campaign of demonstrations in Yangon and Naypyidaw.
2-3 February:
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw, launched a national civil disobedience campaign, in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign called for strikes to be held amid healthcare crisis and growing pressure. On 3 February, healthcare strikers continued their movement against the coup. 71 engineer shops closed in protest at the take over and went on strike due to the coup. Thousands of shops reopened the next day. 110 hospital workers were still on strike as the campaign of demonstrations continued.
4 February:
In the early hours, strikes continued amid 3 nights of Cacerolazos in the city of Yangon, where anger has risen due to the military takeover. Facebook was shut down amid the growing street protests. In the night, civilians in houses clapped, chanted and banged pots and pans in their balconies.
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2-3 February:
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw, launched a national civil disobedience campaign, in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign called for strikes to be held amid healthcare crisis and growing pressure. On 3 February, healthcare strikers continued their movement against the coup. 71 engineer shops closed in protest at the take over and went on strike due to the coup. Thousands of shops reopened the next day. 110 hospital workers were still on strike as the campaign of demonstrations continued.
4 February:
In the early hours, strikes continued amid 3 nights of Cacerolazos in the city of Yangon, where anger has risen due to the military takeover. Facebook was shut down amid the growing street protests. In the night, civilians in houses clapped, chanted and banged pots and pans in their balconies.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw, launched a national civil disobedience campaign, in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign called for strikes to be held amid healthcare crisis and growing pressure.
On 3 February, healthcare strikers continued their movement against the coup. 71 engineer shops closed in protest at the take over and went on strike due to the coup. Thousands of shops reopened the next day. 110 hospital workers were still on strike as the campaign of demonstrations continued.
On 4 February, in the early hours, strikes continued amid 3 nights of Cacerolazos in the city of Yangon, where anger has risen due to the military takeover. Facebook was shut down amid the growing street protests. In the night, civilians in houses clapped, chanted and banged pots and pans in their balconies.
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Background |
In 1974, a popular uprising rocked the nation, killing 100 during violent demonstrations in the country. In 1962-63, the 1962 Rangoon University protests occurred against the military rule, led by General Ne Win.
In 1988, nationwide protests broke out in the country. Dubbed the 8888 Uprising, the civil unrest was sparked by economic mismanagement, leading Ne Win to step down. In September 1988, the military's top leaders formed the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), which then seized power. Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of the country's modern founder Aung San, became a notable pro-democracy activist during this period. In 1990, free elections were allowed by the military, under the assumption the military enjoyed popular support. Ultimately, the elections resulted in a landslide victory for Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy. However, the military refused to cede power and placed her under house arrest. In 2021, after military rule was restored due to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and sparked a campaign of demonstrations in Yangon and Naypyidaw.
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In 1962-63, the 1962 Rangoon University protests occurred against the military rule, led by General Ne Win. In 1974, a popular uprising rocked the nation, killing 100 during violent demonstrations in the country. In 1988, nationwide protests broke out in the country. Dubbed the 8888 Uprising, the civil unrest was sparked by economic mismanagement, leading Ne Win to step down. In September 1988, the military's top leaders formed the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), which then seized power. Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of the country's modern founder Aung San, became a notable pro-democracy activist during this period. In 1990, free elections were allowed by the military, under the assumption the military enjoyed popular support. Ultimately, the elections resulted in a landslide victory for Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy. However, the military refused to cede power and placed her under house arrest. In 2021, after military rule was restored due to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and sparked a campaign of demonstrations in Yangon and Naypyidaw.
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The 2021 Myanmar demonstrations is a popular civil disobedience campaign in protest against the military rule and the detainment of Aung San Suu Kyi, who was overthrown by Min Aung Hlaing in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests is a popular civil disobedience campaign in protest against the military rule and the detainment of Aung San Suu Kyi, who was overthrown by Min Aung Hlaing in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw, launched a national civil disobedience campaign, in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign called for strikes to be held amid healthcare crisis and growing pressure.
On 3 February, healthcare strikers continued their movement against the coup. 71 engineer shops closed in protest at the take over and went on strike due to the coup. Thousands of shops reopened the next day. 110 hospital workers were still on strike as the campaign of demonstrations continued.
On 4 February, in the early hours, strikes continued amid 3 nights of Cacerolazos in the city of Yangon, where anger has risen due to the military takeover. Facebook was shut down amid the growing street protests. In the night, civilians in houses clapped, chanted and banged pots and pans in their balconies.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests is a popular civil disobedience campaign in protest against the military rule and the detainment of Aung San Suu Kyi, who was overthrown by Min Aung Hlaing in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
In 1962-63, the 1962 Rangoon University protests occurred against the military rule, led by General Ne Win. In 1974, a popular uprising rocked the nation, killing 100 during violent demonstrations in the country. In 1988, nationwide protests broke out in the country. Dubbed the 8888 Uprising, the civil unrest was sparked by economic mismanagement, leading Ne Win to step down. In September 1988, the military's top leaders formed the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), which then seized power. Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of the country's modern founder Aung San, became a notable pro-democracy activist during this period. In 1990, free elections were allowed by the military, under the assumption the military enjoyed popular support. Ultimately, the elections resulted in a landslide victory for Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy. However, the military refused to cede power and placed her under house arrest. In 2021, after military rule was restored due to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and sparked a campaign of demonstrations in Yangon and Naypyidaw.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was initiated by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2011. As of 7 February, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup.
The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of 1 February 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy, were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administrative Council. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been vested in Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the November 2020 general election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience campaign, in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 170,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February. Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February. As of 3 February, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Seven teacher organizations, including the 100,000-strong Myanmar Teachers’ Federation, have pledged to join the labor strike. Staff in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formerly led by Suu Kyi, have also joined the strike. On 4 February, in Naypyidaw, civil servants employed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation staged a protest. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have adopted the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia. On 5 February, staff from Myanmar National Airlines joined the civil disobedience campaign. Civil servants have also adopted the red ribbon in opposition to the military regime.
On 5 February, the strike campaign included three hundred out of 2000 copper miners at the Kyisintaung copper mines, while the other miners joined the red ribbon protest campaign. Miner Ko Sithu Tun stated that the strike would continue until the "elected leaders receive[d] their power back". The strike on 5 February included administrative, medical and educational sector staff and students at "91 government hospitals, 18 universities and colleges and 12 government departments in 79 townships". Nan Nwe, a member of the psychology department at Yangon University stated, "As we teach students to question and understand justice, we can't accept this injustice. Our stand is not political. We only stand up for the justice." Lynn Letyar, a surgeon at Lashio General Hospital, stated that most doctors and nurses had been on strike since 3 February.
On 3 February, a domestic boycott movement called the "Stop Buying Junta Business" campaign emerged, calling for the boycott of products and services linked to the Myanmar military. Among the targeted goods and services in the Burmese military's significant business portfolio include Mytel, a national telecoms carrier, Myanmar, Mandalay, and Dagon Beer, several coffee and tea brands, 7th Sense Creation, which was co-founded by Min Aung Hlaing's daughter, and bus lines. 71 engineers working for Mytel in Sagaing Region resigned in protest.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labor strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter, popularising hashtags like #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, and #SaveMyanmar. On 5 February, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter.
Since the onset of the coup, residents in urban centers such as Yangon staged Cacerolazos, striking pots and pans in unison every evening as a symbolic act to drive away evil, as a method of expressing their opposition to the coup. On 2 February, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 8 pm, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February, in protest against the coup. On 4 February, 30 citizens protested against the coup, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests. "Kabar Makyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song.
On 6 February, twenty thousand protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup, calling for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16 percent by 14:00. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule.
Protests spread to Mandalay and to the Pyinmana township of Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 6 February. The Mandalay marches started at 13:00. Protestors continued on motorbikes at 16:00 in reaction to police restrictions. Police were in control by 18:00.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience campaign, in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 170,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February. Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February. As of 3 February, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Seven teacher organizations, including the 100,000-strong Myanmar Teachers’ Federation, have pledged to join the labor strike. Staff in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formerly led by Suu Kyi, have also joined the strike. On 4 February, in Naypyidaw, civil servants employed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation staged a protest. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have adopted the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia. On 5 February, staff from Myanmar National Airlines joined the civil disobedience campaign. Civil servants have also adopted the red ribbon in opposition to the military regime.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labor strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter, popularising hashtags like #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, and #SaveMyanmar. On 5 February, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter.
Since the onset of the coup, residents in urban centers such as Yangon staged Cacerolazos, striking pots and pans in unison every evening as a symbolic act to drive away evil, as a method of expressing their opposition to the coup. On 2 February, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 8 pm, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February, in protest against the coup. On 4 February, 30 citizens protested against the coup, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests. "Kabar Makyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song.
On 6 February, twenty thousand protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup, calling for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16 percent by 14:00. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience campaign, in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 170,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February. Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February. As of 3 February, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Seven teacher organizations, including the 100,000-strong Myanmar Teachers’ Federation, have pledged to join the labor strike. Staff in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formerly led by Suu Kyi, have also joined the strike. On 4 February, in Naypyidaw, civil servants employed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation staged a protest. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have adopted the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia. On 5 February, staff from Myanmar National Airlines joined the civil disobedience campaign.
Civil servants have also adopted the red ribbon in opposition to the military regime.
Since the onset of the coup, residents in urban centers such as Yangon staged cacerolazos, striking pots and pans in unison every evening as a symbolic act to drive away evil, as a method of expressing their opposition to the coup. On 2 February, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 8 pm, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February, in protest against the coup. On 4 February, 30 citizens protested against the coup, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests. "Kabar Makyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song.
On 6 February, 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup, calling for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16 percent by 14:00. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labor strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter, popularising hashtags like #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, and #SaveMyanmar. On 5 February, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide.
Law enforcement authorities have acted swiftly in quelling opposition to the coup. As of 7 February, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup.
The military regime has begun initiating criminal proceedings against detainees. On 3 February, Thawbita, a Buddhist monk was sentenced to 2 years in prison under Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, for defamation of the military. On 4 February, three university students, Zu Zu Zan, Aung Myo Ko, and Htoo Khant Thaw, were charged under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law for protesting in Mandalay. On 5 February, Maung Gyi, chair of the United Nationalities Democratic Party, was arrested, charged and sentenced to two years under Penal Code Section 505(b) for staging a protest in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State. Cho Yu Mon, a school principal, was also arrested and charged under Penal Code Section 505(b) for taking part in a “red ribbon” campaign at her school in Hpa-an. Win Htein was charged under Section 124(a) of Myanmar's legal code for sedition.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience campaign, in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 170,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February. Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February. As of 3 February, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Seven teacher organizations, including the 100,000-strong Myanmar Teachers’ Federation, have pledged to join the labor strike. Staff in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formerly led by Suu Kyi, have also joined the strike. On 4 February, in Naypyidaw, civil servants employed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation staged a protest. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have adopted the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia. On 5 February, staff from Myanmar National Airlines joined the civil disobedience campaign.
Civil servants have also adopted the red ribbon in opposition to the military regime.
On 5 February, the strike campaign included three hundred out of 2000 copper miners at the Kyisintaung copper mines, while the other miners joined the red ribbon protest campaign. Miner Ko Sithu Tun stated that the strike would continue until the "elected leaders receive[d] their power back". The strike on 5 February included administrative, medical and educational sector staff and students at "91 government hospitals, 18 universities and colleges and 12 government departments in 79 townships". Nan Nwe, a member of the psychology department at Yangon University stated, "As we teach students to question and understand justice, we can't accept this injustice. Our stand is not political. We only stand up for the justice." Lynn Letyar, a surgeon at Lashio General Hospital, stated that most doctors and nurses had been on strike since 3 February.
Since the onset of the coup, residents in urban centers such as Yangon staged cacerolazos, striking pots and pans in unison every evening as a symbolic act to drive away evil, as a method of expressing their opposition to the coup. On 2 February, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 8 pm, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February, in protest against the coup. On 4 February, 30 citizens protested against the coup, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests. "Kabar Makyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labor strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter, popularising hashtags like #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, and #SaveMyanmar. On 5 February, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 170,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February.
Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February. As of 3 February, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Seven teacher organizations, including the 100,000-strong Myanmar Teachers’ Federation, have pledged to join the labour strike. Staff in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formerly led by Suu Kyi, have also joined the strike. On 4 February, in Naypyidaw, civil servants employed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation staged a protest.
On 5 February, 300 copper miners at the Kyisintaung copper mines joined the strike campaign. Miner Ko Sithu Tun stated that the strike would continue until the "elected leaders receive[d] their power back."
By 5 February, the civil service strike included administrative, medical and educational sector staff and students at "91 government hospitals, 18 universities and colleges and 12 government departments in 79 townships." Nan Nwe, a member of the psychology department at Yangon University stated, "As we teach students to question and understand justice, we can't accept this injustice. Our stand is not political. We only stand up for the justice." Lynn Letyar, a surgeon at Lashio General Hospital, stated that most doctors and nurses had been on strike since 3 February.
Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have adopted the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia. On 5 February, staff from Myanmar National Airlines joined the civil disobedience campaign.
Since the onset of the coup, residents in urban centers such as Yangon staged cacerolazos, striking pots and pans in unison every evening as a symbolic act to drive away evil, as a method of expressing their opposition to the coup. On 5 February, 30 people in Mandalay were charged under section 47 of the Police Act for banging pots and kitchenware.
On 2 February, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 8 pm, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February, in protest against the coup. On 4 February, 30 citizens protested against the coup, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests. "Kabar Makyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song.
Representatives elected in the November 2020 elections have not officially recognized the legitimacy of the coup. On 4 February, around 70 MP-elects from the NLD took an oath of office in Naypyidaw, pledging to abide by the people's mandate, and serve as lawmakers for a five-year term. The following day, 300 NLD politicians formed a committee to conduct parliamentary affairs. On 6 February, several political parties, including the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), the Karen National Party, and Asho Chin National Party, announced they had rejected the military's offer to participate in the State Administrative Council.
On 3 February, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The color red is associated with the National League for Democracy, the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popularly Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to joint the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter, popularising hashtags like #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, and #SaveMyanmar. On 5 February, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide.
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By 5 February, the civil service strike included administrative, medical and educational sector staff and students at "91 government hospitals, 18 universities and colleges and 12 government departments in 79 townships." Nan Nwe, a member of the psychology department at Yangon University stated, "As we teach students to question and understand justice, we can't accept this injustice. Our stand is not political. We only stand up for the justice." Lynn Letyar, a surgeon at Lashio General Hospital, stated that most doctors and nurses had been on strike since 3 February.
Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have adopted the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia. On 5 February, staff from Myanmar National Airlines joined the civil disobedience campaign.
On 6 February, 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup, calling for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16 percent by 14:00. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter, popularising hashtags like #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, and #SaveMyanmar. On 5 February, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide.
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The colour red, which is associated with the NLD, has been donned by many protesters. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
By 5 February, the civil service strike included administrative, medical and educational sector staff and students at "91 government hospitals, 18 universities and colleges and 12 government departments in 79 townships." Nan Nwe, a member of the psychology department at Yangon University stated, "As we teach students to question and understand justice, we can't accept this injustice. Our stand is not political. We only stand up for the justice." Lynn Letyar, a surgeon at Lashio General Hospital, stated that most doctors and nurses had been on strike since 3 February. Staff from Myanmar National Airlines also joined the civil disobedience campaign.
Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
On 6 February, the first large-scale protests were organized in Myanmar. 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup, calling for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16 percent by 14:00. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide.
The military has made overtures to competing political parties in the aftermath of the coup. On 2 February, it formed the State Administrative Council, as Myanmar's interim governing body. The Council's membership included several civilian politicians, including Mahn Nyein Maung, a former member of the Karen National Union, Thein Nyunt, and Khin Maung Swe, co-founders of the National Democratic Force, a splinter group from the NLD. On 3 February, five additional civilian members were added to the Council, including Aye Nu Sein, vice-chair of the Arakan National Party.
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The colour red, which is associated with the NLD, has been donned by many protesters. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of 1 February 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy, were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administrative Council. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been vested in Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the November 2020 general election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 170,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February.
Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February. As of 3 February, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Seven teacher organizations, including the 100,000-strong Myanmar Teachers’ Federation, have pledged to join the labour strike. Staff in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formerly led by Suu Kyi, have also joined the strike. On 4 February, in Naypyidaw, civil servants employed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation staged a protest.
On 5 February, 300 copper miners at the Kyisintaung copper mines joined the strike campaign. Miner Ko Sithu Tun stated that the strike would continue until the "elected leaders receive[d] their power back."
On 2 February, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 8 pm, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February, in protest against the coup. On 4 February, 30 citizens protested against the coup, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests. "Kabar Makyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song.
On 3 February, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The color red is associated with the National League for Democracy, the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popularly Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to joint the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide.
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The colour red, which is associated with the NLD, has been donned by many protesters. "Kabar Makyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of 1 February 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administrative Council. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been vested in Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the November 2020 general election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 200,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February.
Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February. As of 3 February, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February, in protest against the coup.
The labor strikes have quickly spread to other sectors. Seven teacher organizations, including the 100,000-strong Myanmar Teachers’ Federation, have pledged to join the labour strike. Staff in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formerly led by Suu Kyi, have also joined the strike. On 4 February, in Naypyidaw, civil servants employed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation staged a protest. On 5 February, 300 copper miners at the Kyisintaung copper mines joined the strike campaign. Miner Sithu Tun stated that the strike would continue until the "elected leaders receive[d] their power back."
On 2 February, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 8 pm, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. On 4 February, 30 citizens protested against the coup, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests.
On 3 February, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The color red is associated with the National League for Democracy, the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popularly Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to join the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was initiated by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2011. As of 7 February, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup.
The colour red, which is associated with the NLD, has been donned by many protesters. "Kabar Makyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was initiated by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup.
The colour red, which is associated with the NLD, has been donned by many protesters. "Kabar Ma Kyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was initiated by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup.
On 3 February, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The color red is associated with the National League for Democracy, the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popularly Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to join the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup.
On 3 February, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The color red is associated with the National League for Democracy, the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popularly Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar, including union-level ministries, have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to join the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience. Within a day after the coup, the #SaveMyanmar hashtag had been used by over 325,000 Facebook users. Social media users had also changed their profile pictures to black to show their sorrow or red in support of the NLD, often with a portrait of Suu Kyi.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services.
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On 3 February, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The color red is associated with the National League for Democracy, the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popularly Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar, including union-level ministries, have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to join the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
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On 3 February, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The colour red is associated with the National League for Democracy, the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popularly Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar, including union-level ministries, have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to join the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup.
The colour red, which is associated with the NLD, has been donned by many protesters. "Kabar Ma Kyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 200,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February.
Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February. As of 3 February, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February, in protest against the coup.
The labor strikes have quickly spread to other sectors. Seven teacher organizations, including the 100,000-strong Myanmar Teachers’ Federation, have pledged to join the labour strike. Staff in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formerly led by Suu Kyi, have also joined the strike. On 4 February, in Naypyidaw, civil servants employed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation staged a protest. On 5 February, 300 copper miners at the Kyisintaung copper mines joined the strike campaign. Miner Sithu Tun stated that the strike would continue until the "elected leaders receive[d] their power back."
By 5 February, the civil service strike included administrative, medical and educational sector staff and students at "91 government hospitals, 18 universities and colleges and 12 government departments in 79 townships." Nan Nwe, a member of the psychology department at Yangon University stated, "As we teach students to question and understand justice, we can't accept this injustice. Our stand is not political. We only stand up for the justice." Lynn Letyar, a surgeon at Lashio General Hospital, stated that most doctors and nurses had been on strike since 3 February. Staff from Myanmar National Airlines also joined the civil disobedience campaign.
On 3 February, a domestic boycott movement called the "Stop Buying Junta Business" campaign emerged, calling for the boycott of products and services linked to the Myanmar military. Among the targeted goods and services in the Burmese military's significant business portfolio include Mytel, a national telecoms carrier, Myanmar, Mandalay, and Dagon Beer, several coffee and tea brands, 7th Sense Creation, which was co-founded by Min Aung Hlaing's daughter, and bus lines. 71 engineers working for Mytel in Sagaing Region resigned in protest.
Since the onset of the coup, residents in urban centers such as Yangon staged cacerolazos, striking pots and pans in unison every evening as a symbolic act to drive away evil, as a method of expressing their opposition to the coup. On 5 February, 30 people in Mandalay were charged under section 47 of the Police Act for banging pots and kitchenware.
On 2 February, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 8 pm, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. On 4 February, 30 citizens protested against the coup, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests.
On 6 February, the first large-scale protests were organized in Myanmar. 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup, calling for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16 percent by 14:00. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule.
Protests spread to Mandalay and to the Pyinmana township of Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 6 February. The Mandalay marches started at 13:00. Protestors continued on motorbikes at 16:00 in reaction to police restrictions. Police were in control by 18:00.
Representatives elected in the November 2020 elections have not officially recognized the legitimacy of the coup. On 4 February, around 70 MP-elects from the NLD took an oath of office in Naypyidaw, pledging to abide by the people's mandate, and serve as lawmakers for a five-year term. The following day, 300 NLD politicians formed a committee to conduct parliamentary affairs. On 6 February, several political parties, including the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), the Karen National Party, and Asho Chin National Party, announced they had rejected the military's offer to participate in the State Administrative Council.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February 2021, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup.
The colour red, which is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been donned by many protesters. "Kabar Ma Kyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 200,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021.
Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February 2021. As of 3 February 2021, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February 2021, in protest against the coup d'état.
The labor strikes have quickly spread to other sectors. Seven teacher organizations, including the 100,000-strong Myanmar Teachers' Federation, have pledged to join the labour strike. Staff in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formerly led by Suu Kyi, have also joined the strike. On 4 February 2021, in Naypyidaw, civil servants employed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation staged a protest. On 5 February 2021, 300 copper miners at the Kyisintaung copper mines joined the strike campaign. Miner Sithu Tun stated that the strike would continue until the "elected leaders receive[d] their power back".
By 5 February 2021, the civil service strike included administrative, medical and educational sector staff and students at "91 government hospitals, 18 universities and colleges and 12 government departments in 79 townships". Nan Nwe, a member of the psychology department at Yangon University stated, "As we teach students to question and understand justice, we can't accept this injustice. Our stand is not political. We only stand up for the justice". Lynn Letyar, a surgeon at Lashio General Hospital, stated that most doctors and nurses had been on strike since 3 February 2021. Staff from Myanmar National Airlines also joined the civil disobedience campaign.
On 3 February 2021, a domestic boycott movement called the "Stop Buying Junta Business" campaign emerged, calling for the boycott of products and services linked to the Myanmar military. Among the targeted goods and services in the Burmese military's significant business portfolio include Mytel, a national telecoms carrier, Myanmar, Mandalay, and Dagon Beer, several coffee and tea brands, 7th Sense Creation, which was co-founded by Min Aung Hlaing's daughter, and bus lines. 71 engineers working for Mytel in Sagaing Region resigned in protest.
Since the onset of the coup d'état, residents in urban centers such as Yangon staged cacerolazos, striking pots and pans in unison every evening as a symbolic act to drive away evil, as a method of expressing their opposition to the coup d'état. On 5 February 2021, 30 people in Mandalay were charged under section 47 of the Police Act for banging pots and kitchenware.
On 2 February 2021, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 20:00 local hour, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. On 4 February 2021, 30 citizens protested against the coup d'état, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests.
On 6 February 2021, the first large-scale protests were organized in Myanmar. 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup d'état, calling for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16% by 14:00 local hour. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule.
Protests spread to Mandalay and to the Pyinmana township of Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 6 February 2021. The Mandalay marches started at 13:00 local hour. Protestors continued on motorbikes at 16:00 in reaction to police restrictions. Police were in control by 18:00 local hour.
Representatives elected in the November 2020 elections have not officially recognized the legitimacy of the coup d'état. On 4 February 2021, around 70 MP-elects from the NLD took an oath of office in Naypyidaw, pledging to abide by the people's mandate, and serve as lawmakers for a five-year term. The following day, 300 NLD politicians formed a committee to conduct parliamentary affairs. On 6 February 2021, several political parties, including the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), the Karen National Party, and Asho Chin National Party, announced they had rejected the military's offer to participate in the State Administrative Council.
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On 3 February, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The colour red is associated with the National League for Democracy, the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popularly Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar, including union-level ministries, have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to join the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience. Within a day after the coup, the #SaveMyanmar hashtag had been used by over 325,000 Facebook users. Social media users had also changed their profile pictures to black to show their sorrow or red in support of the NLD, often with a portrait of Suu Kyi.
On 4 February, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February, to ensure the "country's stability." MPT, a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services.
Law enforcement authorities have acted swiftly in quelling opposition to the coup. As of 7 February, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup.
The military regime has begun initiating criminal proceedings against detainees. On 3 February, Thawbita, a Buddhist monk was sentenced to 2 years in prison under Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, for defamation of the military. On 4 February, three university students, Zu Zu Zan, Aung Myo Ko, and Htoo Khant Thaw, were charged under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law for protesting in Mandalay. On 5 February, Maung Gyi, chair of the United Nationalities Democratic Party, was arrested, charged and sentenced to two years under Penal Code Section 505(b) for staging a protest in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State. Cho Yu Mon, a school principal, was also arrested and charged under Penal Code Section 505(b) for taking part in a “red ribbon” campaign at her school in Hpa-an. Win Htein was charged under Section 124(a) of Myanmar's legal code for sedition.
The military has made overtures to competing political parties in the aftermath of the coup. On 2 February, it formed the State Administrative Council, as Myanmar's interim governing body. The Council's membership included several civilian politicians, including Mahn Nyein Maung, a former member of the Karen National Union, Thein Nyunt, and Khin Maung Swe, co-founders of the National Democratic Force, a splinter group from the NLD. On 3 February, five additional civilian members were added to the Council, including Aye Nu Sein, vice-chair of the Arakan National Party.
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On 3 February 2021, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The colour red is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popularly Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar, including union-level ministries, have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February 2021, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to join the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February 2021, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience. Within a day after the coup d'état, the #SaveMyanmar hashtag had been used by over 325,000 Facebook users. Social media users had also changed their profile pictures to black to show their sorrow or red in support of the NLD, often with a portrait of Suu Kyi.
On 4 February 2021, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February 2021, to ensure the "country's stability". Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services.
Law enforcement authorities have acted swiftly in quelling opposition to the coup. As of 7 February 2021, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup d'état.
The military regime has begun initiating criminal proceedings against detainees. On 3 February 2021, Thawbita, a Buddhist monk was sentenced to 2 years in prison under Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, for defamation of the military. On 4 February 2021, three university students, Zu Zu Zan, Aung Myo Ko, and Htoo Khant Thaw, were charged under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law for protesting in Mandalay. On 5 February 2021, Maung Gyi, chair of the United Nationalities Democratic Party, was arrested, charged and sentenced to two years under Penal Code Section 505(b) for staging a protest in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State. Cho Yu Mon, a school principal, was also arrested and charged under Penal Code Section 505(b) for taking part in a "red ribbon" campaign at her school in Hpa-an. Win Htein was charged under Section 124(a) of Myanmar's legal code for sedition.
The military has made overtures to competing political parties in the aftermath of the coup d'état. On 2 February 2021, it formed the State Administrative Council, as Myanmar's interim governing body. The Council's membership included several civilian politicians, including Mahn Nyein Maung, a former member of the Karen National Union, Thein Nyunt, and Khin Maung Swe, co-founders of the National Democratic Force, a splinter group from the NLD. On 3 February 2021, five additional civilian members were added to the Council, including Aye Nu Sein, vice-chair of the Arakan National Party.
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On 6 February 2021, the first large-scale protests were organized in Myanmar. 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup d'état, calling for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16% by 14:00 local hour. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule.
Protests spread to Mandalay and to the Pyinmana township of Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 6 February 2021. The Mandalay marches started at 13:00 local hour. Protestors continued on motorbikes at 16:00 in reaction to police restrictions. Police were in control by 18:00 local hour.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience. Within a day after the coup d'état, the #SaveMyanmar hashtag had been used by over 325,000 Facebook users. Social media users had also changed their profile pictures to black to show their sorrow or red in support of the NLD, often with a portrait of Suu Kyi.
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On 6 February 2021, the first large-scale protests were organized in Myanmar. 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup d'état, calling for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16% by 14:00 local hour. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule. Protests spread to Mandalay and to the Pyinmana township of Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 6 February 2021. The Mandalay marches started at 13:00 local hour. Protestors continued on motorbikes at 16:00 in reaction to police restrictions. Police were in control by 18:00 local hour.
On 7 February, public protests had grown in size and spread to other cities across the country. The largest protests in Yangon attracted at least 150,000 protesters. Public protests were also organized across Upper Myanmar, including the cities of Naypyidaw, Mandalay, Bagan, Hpakhant, Lashio, Magwe, Mogok, and Pyin Oo Lwin, as well as Lower Myanmar, including the cities of Mawlamyaing, Dawei, Pathein, and Myawaddy.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience. Within a day after the coup d'état, the #SaveMyanmar hashtag had been used by over 325,000 Facebook users. Social media users had also changed their profile pictures to black to show their sorrow or red in support of the NLD, often with a portrait of Suu Kyi. On 7 February, Nay Soe Maung, son-in-law of Myanmar's former dictator Than Shwe, posted a Facebook photo demonstrating support for the protests.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February 2021, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup.
The colour red, which is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been donned by many protesters. "Kabar Ma Kyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted as a protest symbol, while netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
On 7 February, public protests had grown in size and spread to other cities across the country. The largest protests in Yangon attracted at least 150,000 protesters. Public protests were also organized across Upper Myanmar, including the cities of Naypyidaw, Mandalay, Bagan, Hpakhant, Lashio, Magwe, Mogok, and Pyin Oo Lwin, as well as Lower Myanmar, including the cities of Mawlamyaing, Dawei, Pathein, and Myawaddy.
The military has made overtures to competing political parties in the aftermath of the coup d'état. On 2 February 2021, it formed the State Administrative Council, as Myanmar's interim governing body. The Council's membership included several civilian politicians, including Mahn Nyein Maung, a former member of the Karen National Union, Thein Nyunt, and Khin Maung Swe, co-founders of the National Democratic Force, a splinter group from the NLD. On 3 February 2021, five additional civilian members were added to the Council, including Aye Nu Sein, vice-chair of the Arakan National Party.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February 2021, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup. Protesters have adopted peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
The colour red, which is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been donned by many protesters. "Kabar Ma Kyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted by protesters as a protest symbol, while netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
On 7 February, public protests had grown in size and spread to other cities across the country. The largest protests in Yangon attracted at least 150,000 protesters, gathering at the Hledan junction and around Sule Pagoda in Downtown Yangon. Protesters have demanded the immediate release of Suu Kyi and Win Myint, chanting the slogan "our cause" (ဒို့အရေး), and calling for the fall of the dictatorship. Public protests were also organized across Upper Myanmar, including the cities of Naypyidaw, Mandalay, Bagan, Hpakhant, Lashio, Magwe, Mogok, and Pyin Oo Lwin, Taunggyi as well as Lower Myanmar, including the cities of Mawlamyaing, Dawei, Pathein, and Myaungmya, and Myawaddy.
The military has made overtures to competing political parties in the aftermath of the coup d'état. On 2 February 2021, it formed the State Administrative Council, as Myanmar's interim governing body. The Council's membership included several civilian politicians, including Mahn Nyein Maung, a former member of the Karen National Union, Thein Nyunt, and Khin Maung Swe, co-founders of the National Democratic Force, a splinter group from the NLD. On 3 February 2021, five additional civilian members were added to the Council, including Aye Nu Sein, vice-chair of the Arakan National Party. On 6 February, the Mon Unity Party had announced it had accepted the military's offer to join the Council.
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Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February 2021. As of 3 February 2021, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February 2021, in protest against the coup d'état.
On 4 February 2021, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February 2021, to ensure the "country's stability". Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services.
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Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February 2021. As of 3 February 2021, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February 2021, in protest against the coup d'état. Labor strike participants have faced intimidation and threats from superiors.
On 4 February 2021, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February 2021, to ensure the "country's stability". Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked.
The internet blackout has fueled the spread of misinformation, including unsubstantiated rumours of Suu Kyi's release, the death of high-profile NLD leaders, and the fall of Min Aung Hlaing. The rumour surrounding Suu Kyi's release, which was attributed to the military-run Myawaddy TV, triggered street celebrations and fireworks.
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The military regime has begun initiating criminal proceedings against detainees. On 3 February 2021, Thawbita, a Buddhist monk was sentenced to 2 years in prison under Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, for defamation of the military. On 4 February 2021, three university students, Zu Zu Zan, Aung Myo Ko, and Htoo Khant Thaw, were charged under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law for protesting in Mandalay. On 5 February 2021, Maung Gyi, chair of the United Nationalities Democratic Party, was arrested, charged and sentenced to two years under Penal Code Section 505(b) for staging a protest in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State. Cho Yu Mon, a school principal, was also arrested and charged under Penal Code Section 505(b) for taking part in a "red ribbon" campaign at her school in Hpa-an. Win Htein was charged under Section 124(a) of Myanmar's legal code for sedition.
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The military regime has begun initiating criminal proceedings against detainees. On 3 February 2021, Thawbita, a Buddhist monk was sentenced to 2 years in prison under Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, for defamation of the military. On 4 February 2021, three university students, Zu Zu Zan, Aung Myo Ko, and Htoo Khant Thaw, were charged under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law for protesting in Mandalay. On 5 February 2021, Maung Gyi, chair of the United Nationalities Democratic Party, was arrested, charged and sentenced to two years under Penal Code Section 505(b) for staging a protest in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State. Cho Yu Mon, a school principal, was also arrested and charged under Penal Code Section 505(b) for taking part in a "red ribbon" campaign at her school in Hpa-an. Win Htein was charged under Section 124(a) of Myanmar's legal code for sedition. On 6 February, Sean Turnell, the Australian economic policy advisor to the NLD-led civilian government and a Macquarie University professor, was detained, becoming the first known foreign national to be arrested in relation to the coup.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February 2021, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup. Protesters have adopted peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February 2021, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup. Protesters have adopted peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives. The protests occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, lacking safe-distancing between one another which would potentially cause spike in cases, due to Superspreading event.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February 2021, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup. Protesters have adopted peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives. The protests occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, lacking safe-distancing between one another which would potentially cause spike in cases, due to Superspreading event.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February 2021, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup. Protesters have adopted peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The colour red, which is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been donned by many protesters. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted by protesters as a protest symbol, while some anti-government netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
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On 3 February 2021, a domestic boycott movement called the "Stop Buying Junta Business" campaign emerged, calling for the boycott of products and services linked to the Myanmar military. Among the targeted goods and services in the Burmese military's significant business portfolio include Mytel, a national telecoms carrier, Myanmar, Mandalay, and Dagon Beer, several coffee and tea brands, 7th Sense Creation, which was co-founded by Min Aung Hlaing's daughter, and bus lines. 71 engineers working for Mytel in Sagaing Region resigned in protest.
On 7 February, public protests had grown in size and spread to other cities across the country. The largest protests in Yangon attracted at least 150,000 protesters, gathering at the Hledan junction and around Sule Pagoda in Downtown Yangon. Protesters have demanded the immediate release of Suu Kyi and Win Myint, chanting the slogan "our cause" (ဒို့အရေး), and calling for the fall of the dictatorship. Public protests were also organized across Upper Myanmar, including the cities of Naypyidaw, Mandalay, Bagan, Hpakhant, Lashio, Magwe, Mogok, and Pyin Oo Lwin, Taunggyi as well as Lower Myanmar, including the cities of Mawlamyaing, Dawei, Pathein, and Myaungmya, and Myawaddy.
Representatives elected in the November 2020 elections have not officially recognized the legitimacy of the coup d'état. On 4 February 2021, around 70 MP-elects from the NLD took an oath of office in Naypyidaw, pledging to abide by the people's mandate, and serve as lawmakers for a five-year term. The following day, 300 NLD politicians formed a committee to conduct parliamentary affairs. On 6 February 2021, several political parties, including the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), the Karen National Party, and Asho Chin National Party, announced they had rejected the military's offer to participate in the State Administrative Council.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience. Within a day after the coup d'état, the #SaveMyanmar hashtag had been used by over 325,000 Facebook users. Social media users had also changed their profile pictures to black to show their sorrow or red in support of the NLD, often with a portrait of Suu Kyi. On 7 February, Nay Soe Maung, son-in-law of Myanmar's former dictator Than Shwe, posted a Facebook photo demonstrating support for the protests.
On 4 February 2021, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February 2021, to ensure the "country's stability". Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked.
The military regime has begun initiating criminal proceedings against detainees. On 3 February 2021, Thawbita, a Buddhist monk was sentenced to 2 years in prison under Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, for defamation of the military. On 4 February 2021, three university students, Zu Zu Zan, Aung Myo Ko, and Htoo Khant Thaw, were charged under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law for protesting in Mandalay. On 5 February 2021, Maung Gyi, chair of the United Nationalities Democratic Party, was arrested, charged and sentenced to two years under Penal Code Section 505(b) for staging a protest in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State. Cho Yu Mon, a school principal, was also arrested and charged under Penal Code Section 505(b) for taking part in a "red ribbon" campaign at her school in Hpa-an. Win Htein was charged under Section 124(a) of Myanmar's legal code for sedition. On 6 February, Sean Turnell, the Australian economic policy advisor to the NLD-led civilian government and a Macquarie University professor, was detained, becoming the first known foreign national to be arrested in relation to the coup.
The internet blackout has fueled the spread of misinformation, including unsubstantiated rumours of Suu Kyi's release, the death of high-profile NLD leaders, and the fall of Min Aung Hlaing. The rumour surrounding Suu Kyi's release, which was attributed to the military-run Myawaddy TV, triggered street celebrations and fireworks.
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On 3 February 2021, a domestic boycott movement called the "Stop Buying Junta Business" campaign emerged, calling for the boycott of products and services linked to the Myanmar military. Among the targeted goods and services in the Burmese military's significant business portfolio include Mytel, a national telecoms carrier, Myanmar Beer, Mandalay Beer, and Dagon Beer, several coffee and tea brands, 7th Sense Creation, which was co-founded by Min Aung Hlaing's daughter, and bus lines.
In response to the boycott, 71 engineers working for Mytel in Sagaing Region resigned in protest. Some retail outlets have begun pulling Myanmar Beer from stores.
On 7 February, public protests had grown in size and spread to other cities across the country. The largest protests in Yangon attracted at least 150,000 protesters, gathering at the Hledan junction and around Sule Pagoda in Downtown Yangon. Protesters have demanded the immediate release of Suu Kyi and Win Myint, chanting the slogan "our cause" (ဒို့အရေး), and calling for the fall of the dictatorship. Public protests were also organized across Upper Myanmar, including the cities of Naypyidaw, Mandalay, Bagan, Hpakhant, Lashio, Magwe, Mogok, and Pyin Oo Lwin, Taunggyi as well as Lower Myanmar, including the cities of Mawlamyaing, Dawei, Pathein, and Myaungmya, and Myawaddy.
On 8 February, protests continued to gain traction. In response to growing public pressure, state-run MRTV issued a warning that opposition to the junta was unlawful, and signalled a potential crackdown on protesters. Characterising the protests as "lawless," it stated that "legal action should be taken against acts that harms the stability of the state, public safety and rule of law."
Representatives elected in the November 2020 elections have not officially recognized the legitimacy of the coup d'état. On 4 February 2021, around 70 MP-elects from the NLD took an oath of office in Naypyidaw, pledging to abide by the people's mandate, and serve as lawmakers for a five-year term. The following day, 300 NLD politicians formed a committee to conduct parliamentary affairs, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH). The committee held its first session on Zoom.
On 6 February 2021, several political parties, including the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), the Karen National Party, and Asho Chin National Party, announced they had rejected the military's offer to participate in the State Administrative Council.
On 7 February, the parliamentary committee condemned the military coup as a "criminal act" and dismissed Min Aung Hlaing's military cabinet as being illegitimate. The committee cited the military's violation of Chapter 6 of Myanmar's Criminal Law in overthrowing the civilian government. CRPH has advised UN diplomats and international legislatures to contact the committee to discuss official government business
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience. Within a day after the coup d'état, the #SaveMyanmar hashtag had been used by over 325,000 Facebook users. Social media users had also changed their profile pictures to black to show their sorrow or red in support of the NLD, often with a portrait of Suu Kyi. On 7 February, Nay Soe Maung, son-in-law of Myanmar's former dictator Than Shwe, posted a Facebook photo demonstrating support for the protests. Burmese netizens have also ridiculed Min Aung Hlaing's short stature online.
On 4 February 2021, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February 2021, to ensure the "country's stability". Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked.
Since the coup on 1 February, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including the Democratic Voice of Burma and CNN. On 7 February, the regime also blocked the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and two wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters.
The military regime has begun initiating criminal proceedings against detainees. On 3 February 2021, Thawbita, a Buddhist monk was sentenced to 2 years in prison under Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, for defamation of the military. On 4 February 2021, three university students, Zu Zu Zan, Aung Myo Ko, and Htoo Khant Thaw, were charged under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law for protesting in Mandalay. On 5 February 2021, Maung Gyi, chair of the United Nationalities Democratic Party, was arrested, charged and sentenced to two years under Penal Code Section 505(b) for staging a protest in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State. Cho Yu Mon, a school principal, was also arrested and charged under Penal Code Section 505(b) for taking part in a "red ribbon" campaign at her school in Hpa-an. NLD leader Win Htein was charged under Section 124(a) of Myanmar's legal code for sedition.
On 6 February, Sean Turnell, the Australian economic policy advisor to the NLD-led civilian government and a Macquarie University professor, was detained, becoming the first known foreign national to be arrested in relation to the coup.
On 8 February, authorities re-arrested Nang Khin Htwe Myint, Kayin State's chief minister, and Myint Naing, Sagaing Region's chief minister. Nang Khin Htwe Myint had published remarks online urging solidarity between soldiers and the people, pointing out that the army was funded by taxes and state funds, while Myint Naing had posted a speech calling onthe public to continue protesting.
The internet blackout has fueled the spread of misinformation, including unsubstantiated rumours of Suu Kyi's release, the death of high-profile NLD leaders, and the fall of Min Aung Hlaing. The rumour surrounding Suu Kyi's release, which was attributed to the military-run Myawaddy TV, triggered street celebrations and fireworks.
On 8 February, authorities began imposing martial law across several municipalities until further notice. Martial law effectively institutes a nightly curfew from 8 pm to 4 am, bans gathering, public speaking, rallies, and protests. Municipalities covered by martial law include 7 townships in Mandalay, and a township in Ayeyarwady Region.
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The colour red, which is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been donned by many protesters. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted by protesters as a protest symbol, while some anti-government netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
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The colour red, which is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been donned by many protesters. "Kabar Ma Kyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted by protesters as a protest symbol, while some anti-government netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
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On 8 February, protests continued to gain traction. In response to growing public pressure, state-run MRTV issued a warning that opposition to the junta was unlawful, and signalled a potential crackdown on protesters. Characterising the protests as "lawless," it stated that "legal action should be taken against acts that harms the stability of the state, public safety and rule of law."
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On 8 February, protests continued to gain traction. In the national capital of Naypyidaw, riot police deployed water cannons on protesters to clear out the roads, becoming the first known use of water cannons since the protests began. In response to growing public pressure, state-run MRTV issued a warning that opposition to the junta was unlawful, and signalled a potential crackdown on protesters. Characterising the protests as "lawless," it stated that "legal action should be taken against acts that harms the stability of the state, public safety and rule of law."
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 7 February 2021, 152 people were under detention in relation to the coup. Protesters have adopted peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 8 February 2021, 170 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have adopted peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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On 6 February 2021, several political parties, including the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), the Karen National Party, and Asho Chin National Party, announced they had rejected the military's offer to participate in the State Administrative Council.
Since the coup on 1 February, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including the Democratic Voice of Burma and CNN. On 7 February, the regime also blocked the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and two wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters.
On 8 February, authorities began imposing martial law across several municipalities until further notice. Martial law effectively institutes a nightly curfew from 8 pm to 4 am, bans gathering, public speaking, rallies, and protests. Municipalities covered by martial law include 7 townships in Mandalay, and a township in Ayeyarwady Region.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include an internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, pursuit of arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, spread of misinformation, and political overtures to competing political parties to participate in its newly formed State Administrative Council, the country's interim governing body.
On 8 February, news emerged that state-run newspapers Kyemon and the Global New Light of Myanmar intended to halt publications to protest the coup. On 8 February, Kanbawza Bank temporarily closed its branches due to staffing shortages resulting from KBZ staff participating in the civil disobedience campaign. Other banks were also impacted by staff participation in the ongoing campaign.
On 6 February 2021, several political parties, including the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), the Karen National Party, and Asho Chin National Party, announced they had rejected the military's offer to participate in the State Administrative Council. The Karenni National Progressive Party has publicly denounced the military coup and and the coup's detrimental effect on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing peace talks, and called for the NLD and Armed Forces to compromise, in order to resolve the country's political stalemate.
Since the coup on 1 February, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including free-to-air channels like the Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima TV, as well as foreign news channels, including CNN, NHK, and BBC. On 7 February, the regime also blocked the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and two wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters. A Myanmar Press Council representative has expressed concern over the future of freedom of the press in the country, the public's right to access information, and the future of Myanmar's nascent news organisations.
On 8 February, authorities began imposing martial law across several municipalities until further notice. Martial law effectively institutes a nightly curfew from 8 pm to 4 am, bans gathering of more than 5 individuals, public speaking, rallies, and protests. Municipalities covered by martial law include 7 townships in Mandalay, and a township in Ayeyarwady Region. Martial law has since been expanded to include several urban townships in Yangon, Shwebo, Monywa, Sagaing, Kalay in Sagaing Region, Bago, and Pharsong in Kayah State, where significant protests had emerged.
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In the lead-up to the coup, pro-military protesters had begun rallying in an attempt to delegitimise the results of the 2020 elections. Wai Wai Nu of the Women's Peace Network noted the potential for violent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by pro-military protesters. On 30 December, approximately 400 pro-military protesters and nationalists demonstrated in front of Yangon City Hall, in violation of COVID-19 guidelines. On 14 January, about a thousand protesters gathered in Mandalay's Pyawbwe Township to dispute election results, waving flags with army insignia. On 28 January, pro-military protesters incited violence, hurling bricks at a police car in Yangon. None of the protesters were arrested, and and were then transported away from the site by 10 unmarked vehicles. On the evening of 30 January, approximately 500 pro-military protesters incited a riot near Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda. On 2 February, the day after the coup, pro-military protesters and Burmese nationalists rallied in Yangon. On 8 February, a group of pro-military protesters rallied at Sule Pagoda.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include an internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, pursuit of arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, spread of misinformation, and political overtures to competing political parties to participate in its newly formed State Administrative Council, the country's interim governing body.
The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of 1 February 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administrative Council. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been vested in Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the November 2020 general election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.
On 6 February 2021, several political parties, including the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), the Karen National Party, and Asho Chin National Party, announced they had rejected the military's offer to participate in the State Administrative Council. The Karenni National Progressive Party has publicly denounced the military coup and and the coup's detrimental effect on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing peace talks, and called for the NLD and Armed Forces to compromise, in order to resolve the country's political stalemate.
The military has made overtures to competing political parties in the aftermath of the coup d'état. On 2 February 2021, it formed the State Administrative Council, as Myanmar's interim governing body. The Council's membership included several civilian politicians, including Mahn Nyein Maung, a former member of the Karen National Union, Thein Nyunt, and Khin Maung Swe, co-founders of the National Democratic Force, a splinter group from the NLD. On 3 February 2021, five additional civilian members were added to the Council, including Aye Nu Sein, vice-chair of the Arakan National Party. On 6 February, the Mon Unity Party had announced it had accepted the military's offer to join the Council.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include an internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, pursuit of arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, spread of misinformation, and political overtures to competing political parties to participate in its newly formed State Administration Council, the country's interim governing body.
The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of 1 February 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administration Council. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been vested in Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the November 2020 general election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.
On 6 February 2021, several political parties, including the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), the Karen National Party, and Asho Chin National Party, announced they had rejected the military's offer to participate in the State Administration Council. The Karenni National Progressive Party has publicly denounced the military coup and and the coup's detrimental effect on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing peace talks, and called for the NLD and Armed Forces to compromise, in order to resolve the country's political stalemate.
The military has made overtures to competing political parties in the aftermath of the coup d'état. On 2 February 2021, it formed the State Administration Council, as Myanmar's interim governing body. The Council's membership included several civilian politicians, including Mahn Nyein Maung, a former member of the Karen National Union, Thein Nyunt, and Khin Maung Swe, co-founders of the National Democratic Force, a splinter group from the NLD. On 3 February 2021, five additional civilian members were added to the Council, including Aye Nu Sein, vice-chair of the Arakan National Party. On 6 February, the Mon Unity Party had announced it had accepted the military's offer to join the Council.
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On 5 February, Kirin Company ended its joint venture with the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). The joint venture, Myanmar Brewery, produces several brands of beer, including Myanmar Beer, and has an 80% market share in the country. Kirin's stake had been valued at US$1.7 billion. On 8 February, Lim Kaling, Razer co-founder, announced he was divesting his stake in a joint venture with a Singaporean tobacco company that owns a 49% stake in Virginia Tobacco, a local tobacco manufacturer that is majority owned by MEHL.
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On 5 February, Kirin Company ended its joint venture with the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). The joint venture, Myanmar Brewery, produces several brands of beer, including Myanmar Beer, and has an 80% market share in the country. Kirin's stake had been valued at US$1.7 billion. On 8 February, Lim Kaling, Razer co-founder, announced he was divesting his stake in a joint venture with a Singaporean tobacco company that owns a 49% stake in Virginia Tobacco, a local tobacco manufacturer that is majority owned by MEHL.
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On 5 February, Kirin Company ended its joint venture with the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). The joint venture, Myanmar Brewery, produces several brands of beer, including Myanmar Beer, and has an 80% market share in the country. Kirin's stake had been valued at US$1.7 billion. On 8 February, Lim Kaling, Razer co-founder, announced he was divesting his stake in a joint venture with a Singaporean tobacco company that owns a 49% stake in Virginia Tobacco, a local tobacco manufacturer that is majority owned by MEHL. Virginia Tobacco produces 2 popular local cigarette brands, Red Ruby and Premium Gold.
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Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience. Within a day after the coup d'état, the #SaveMyanmar hashtag had been used by over 325,000 Facebook users. Social media users had also changed their profile pictures to black to show their sorrow or red in support of the NLD, often with a portrait of Suu Kyi. On 7 February, Nay Soe Maung, son-in-law of Myanmar's former dictator Than Shwe, posted a Facebook photo demonstrating support for the protests. Burmese netizens have also ridiculed Min Aung Hlaing's short stature online.
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Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience. Within a day after the coup d'état, the #SaveMyanmar hashtag had been used by over 325,000 Facebook users. Social media users had also changed their profile pictures to black to show their sorrow or red in support of the NLD, often with a portrait of Suu Kyi. On 7 February, Nay Soe Maung, son-in-law of Myanmar's former dictator Than Shwe, posted a Facebook photo demonstrating support for the protests. Burmese netizens have also ridiculed Min Aung Hlaing's short stature online.
Police have been accused of firing Rubber bullets, Live ammunition and Water cannon to push back tens of thousands of protesters during mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. Witnesses say on 8-9 February that the military forces used live round to quell the projectile-throwing protesters, who chanted ‘’Dictatorship fall and many more anti-coup chants. The three salute symbol was used during the popular protests.
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Police have been accused of firing Rubber bullets, Live ammunition and Water cannon to push back tens of thousands of protesters during mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. Witnesses say on 8-9 February that the military forces used live round to quell the projectile-throwing protesters, who chanted ‘’Dictatorship fall and many more anti-coup chants. The three salute symbol was used during the popular protests.
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Police have been accused of firing Rubber bullets, Live ammunition and Water cannon to push back tens of thousands of protesters during mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. Witnesses say on 8-9 February that the military forces used live round to quell the projectile-throwing protesters, who chanted Dictatorship fall and many more anti-coup chants. The three salute symbol was used during the popular protests.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 8 February 2021, 170 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have adopted peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 8 February 2021, 170 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include an internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, spread of misinformation, and political overtures to competing political parties to participate in its newly formed State Administration Council, the country's interim governing body.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include an internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, spread of misinformation, and political overtures to competing political parties to participate in its newly formed State Administration Council, the country's interim governing body.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include an internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, spread of misinformation, and political overtures to competing political parties to participate in the newly formed State Administration Council, the interim governing body.
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On 2 February 2021, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 20:00 local hour, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. On 4 February 2021, 30 citizens protested against the coup d'état, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests.
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On 2 February 2021, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 20:00 local time, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. On 4 February 2021, 30 citizens protested against the coup d'état, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests.
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On 6 February 2021, the first large-scale protests were organized in Myanmar. 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup d'état, calling for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16% by 14:00 local hour. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule. Protests spread to Mandalay and to the Pyinmana township of Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 6 February 2021. The Mandalay marches started at 13:00 local hour. Protestors continued on motorbikes at 16:00 in reaction to police restrictions. Police were in control by 18:00 local hour.
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On 6 February 2021, the first large-scale protests were organized in Myanmar. 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup d'état, calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16% by 14:00 local hour. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule. Protests spread to Mandalay and to the Pyinmana township of Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 6 February 2021. The Mandalay marches started at 13:00 local hour. Protestors continued on motorbikes at 16:00 in reaction to police restrictions. Police were in control by 18:00 local hour.
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Police have been accused of firing Rubber bullets, Live ammunition and Water cannon to push back tens of thousands of protesters during mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. Witnesses say on 8-9 February that the military forces used live round to quell the projectile-throwing protesters, who chanted Dictatorship fall and many more anti-coup chants. The three salute symbol was used during the popular protests.
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Police have been accused of firing rubber bullets, live ammunition and water cannons to push back tens of thousands of protesters during mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. Witnesses say on 8-9 February that the military forces used live round to quell the projectile-throwing protesters, who chanted Dictatorship fall and many more anti-coup chants. The three salute symbol was used during the popular protests.
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The colour red, which is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been donned by many protesters. "Kabar Ma Kyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted by protesters as a protest symbol, while some anti-government netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
On 2 February 2021, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 20:00 local time, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. On 4 February 2021, 30 citizens protested against the coup d'état, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests.
On 8 February, protests continued to gain traction. In the national capital of Naypyidaw, riot police deployed water cannons on protesters to clear out the roads, becoming the first known use of water cannons since the protests began. In response to growing public pressure, state-run MRTV issued a warning that opposition to the junta was unlawful, and signalled a potential crackdown on protesters. Characterising the protests as "lawless," it stated that "legal action should be taken against acts that harms the stability of the state, public safety and rule of law."
Representatives elected in the November 2020 elections have not officially recognized the legitimacy of the coup d'état. On 4 February 2021, around 70 MP-elects from the NLD took an oath of office in Naypyidaw, pledging to abide by the people's mandate, and serve as lawmakers for a five-year term. The following day, 300 NLD politicians formed a committee to conduct parliamentary affairs, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH). The committee held its first session on Zoom.
On 7 February, the parliamentary committee condemned the military coup as a "criminal act" and dismissed Min Aung Hlaing's military cabinet as being illegitimate. The committee cited the military's violation of Chapter 6 of Myanmar's Criminal Law in overthrowing the civilian government. CRPH has advised UN diplomats and international legislatures to contact the committee to discuss official government business
Police have been accused of firing rubber bullets, live ammunition and water cannons to push back tens of thousands of protesters during mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. Witnesses say on 8-9 February that the military forces used live round to quell the projectile-throwing protesters, who chanted Dictatorship fall and many more anti-coup chants. The three salute symbol was used during the popular protests.
On 8 February, authorities re-arrested Nang Khin Htwe Myint, Kayin State's chief minister, and Myint Naing, Sagaing Region's chief minister. Nang Khin Htwe Myint had published remarks online urging solidarity between soldiers and the people, pointing out that the army was funded by taxes and state funds, while Myint Naing had posted a speech calling onthe public to continue protesting.
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The colour red, which is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been donned by many protesters. "Kabar Ma Kyay Bu" (ကမ္ဘာမကျေဘူး), a song that was first popularized as the anthem of the 8888 Uprising, has been revitalized by the civil disobedience movement as a protest song. The three-finger salute has been widely adopted by protesters as a protest symbol, while some pro-democracy netizens have joined the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement in Asia.
On 2 February 2021, some Yangonites staged a brief 15-minute protest rally at 20:00 local time, calling for the overthrow of the dictatorship and Suu Kyi's release. On 4 February 2021, 30 citizens protested against the coup d'état, in front of the University of Medicine in Mandalay, an act that led to four arrests.
On 8 February, protests continued to gain traction. In the national capital of Naypyidaw, riot police deployed water cannons on protesters to clear out the roads, becoming the first known use of water cannons since the protests began. In response to growing public pressure, state-run MRTV issued a warning that opposition to the junta was unlawful, and signalled a potential crackdown on protesters. Characterising the protests as "lawless," it stated that "legal action should be taken against acts that harms the stability of the state, public safety and rule of law." That evening, martial law and a nightly curfew was impose in major cities and towns, including Yangon and Mandalay, effectively banning gatherings of more than 5 people.
On 9 February, protesters defied martial law, and continued to organize larger public protests across the country. Police began a crackdown of protests, firing live and rubber bullets, and using water cannons to disperse the crowds. Serious injuries prompted the United Nations office in Myanmar to issue a statement calling the use of disproportionate force against demonstrators unacceptable. Several police officers in cities like Naypyidaw and Magwe also began defecting to the pro-democracy camp.
Representatives elected in the November 2020 elections have not officially recognized the legitimacy of the coup d'état. On 4 February 2021, around 70 MP-elects from the NLD took an oath of office in Naypyidaw, pledging to abide by the people's mandate, and serve as lawmakers for a five-year term. The following day, 300 elected legislators formed a committee to conduct parliamentary affairs, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH). The committee held its first session on Zoom.
On 7 February, the parliamentary committee condemned the military coup as a "criminal act" and dismissed Min Aung Hlaing's military cabinet as being illegitimate. The committee cited the military with violating Chapter 6 of Myanmar's penal code in overthrowing the civilian government. CRPH has advised UN diplomats and the international community to contact the committee to discuss official government business
On 8 February, authorities re-arrested Nang Khin Htwe Myint, Kayin State's chief minister, and Myint Naing, Sagaing Region's chief minister. Nang Khin Htwe Myint had published remarks online urging solidarity between soldiers and the people, pointing out that the army was funded by taxes and state funds, while Myint Naing had posted a speech calling on the public to continue protesting.
On 9 February, at least 100 demonstrators were arrested in Mandalay, including vice-mayor Ye Lwin.
On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. Reports of injured protesters prompted the UN to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. Soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police in Yangon.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 8 February 2021, 170 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 10 February 2021, 190 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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On 8 February, authorities began imposing martial law across several municipalities until further notice. Martial law effectively institutes a nightly curfew from 8 pm to 4 am, bans gathering of more than 5 individuals, public speaking, rallies, and protests. Municipalities covered by martial law include 7 townships in Mandalay, and a township in Ayeyarwady Region. Martial law has since been expanded to include several urban townships in Yangon, Shwebo, Monywa, Sagaing, Kalay in Sagaing Region, Bago, and Pharsong in Kayah State, where significant protests had emerged.
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On 8 February, authorities began imposing martial law across several municipalities until further notice. Martial law effectively institutes a nightly curfew from 8 pm to 4 am, bans gathering of more than 5 individuals, public speaking, rallies, and protests. Municipalities covered by martial law include 7 townships in Mandalay, and a township in Ayeyarwady Region. Martial law has since been expanded to include several urban townships in Yangon, Shwebo, Monywa, Sagaing, Kalay in Sagaing Region, Bago, and Pharsong in Kayah State, where significant protests had emerged. Martial law has since been expanded to include 90 townships in 30 cities, including all the townships that comprise Yangon.
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On 6 February 2021, several political parties, including the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), the Karen National Party, and Asho Chin National Party, announced they had rejected the military's offer to participate in the State Administration Council. The Karenni National Progressive Party has publicly denounced the military coup and and the coup's detrimental effect on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing peace talks, and called for the NLD and Armed Forces to compromise, in order to resolve the country's political stalemate.
In the lead-up to the coup, pro-military protesters had begun rallying in an attempt to delegitimise the results of the 2020 elections. Wai Wai Nu of the Women's Peace Network noted the potential for violent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by pro-military protesters. On 30 December, approximately 400 pro-military protesters and nationalists demonstrated in front of Yangon City Hall, in violation of COVID-19 guidelines. On 14 January, about a thousand protesters gathered in Mandalay's Pyawbwe Township to dispute election results, waving flags with army insignia. On 28 January, pro-military protesters incited violence, hurling bricks at a police car in Yangon. None of the protesters were arrested, and and were then transported away from the site by 10 unmarked vehicles. On the evening of 30 January, approximately 500 pro-military protesters incited a riot near Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda. On 2 February, the day after the coup, pro-military protesters and Burmese nationalists rallied in Yangon. On 8 February, a group of pro-military protesters rallied at Sule Pagoda.
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On 6 February 2021, several political parties, including the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), the Karen National Party, and Asho Chin National Party, announced they had rejected the military's offer to participate in the State Administration Council. The Karenni National Progressive Party has publicly denounced the military coup and the coup's detrimental effect on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing peace talks, and called for the NLD and Armed Forces to compromise, in order to resolve the country's political stalemate.
In the lead-up to the coup, pro-military protesters had begun rallying in an attempt to delegitimise the results of the 2020 elections. Wai Wai Nu of the Women's Peace Network noted the potential for violent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by pro-military protesters. On 30 December, approximately 400 pro-military protesters and nationalists demonstrated in front of Yangon City Hall, in violation of COVID-19 guidelines. On 14 January, about a thousand protesters gathered in Mandalay's Pyawbwe Township to dispute election results, waving flags with army insignia. On 28 January, pro-military protesters incited violence, hurling bricks at a police car in Yangon. None of the protesters were arrested, and were then transported away from the site by 10 unmarked vehicles. On the evening of 30 January, approximately 500 pro-military protesters incited a riot near Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda. On 2 February, the day after the coup, pro-military protesters and Burmese nationalists rallied in Yangon. On 8 February, a group of pro-military protesters rallied at Sule Pagoda.
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Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
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Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. Three hundred copper miners at the Kyisintaung copper mines and staff from Myanmar National Airlines have also joined the strike campaign.
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Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. Three hundred copper miners at the Kyisintaung copper mines and staff from Myanmar National Airlines have also joined the strike campaign.
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Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
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Civil disobedience movement and labour strikes |
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 200,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 170,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021.
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Background |
The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of 1 February 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administration Council. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been vested in Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the November 2020 general election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.
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The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of 1 February 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administration Council. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been vested in Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the November 2020 general election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.
The United States formally declared the military's takeover a coup and vowed further penalties for the generals behind the putsch.
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Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February 2021. As of 3 February 2021, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February 2021, in protest against the coup d'état. Labor strike participants have faced intimidation and threats from superiors.
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Healthcare workers from dozens of state-run hospitals and institutions initiated a labour strike starting 3 February 2021. As of 3 February 2021, healthcare workers in over 110 hospitals and healthcare agencies have participated in the movement. Six of the 13 members of the Mandalay City Development Committee, including vice-mayor Ye Mon, resigned on 3 February 2021, in protest against the coup d'état. Labor strike participants have faced intimidation and threats from superiors. By 9 February, COVID vaccination had been suspended, and most hospitals in Myanmar had shut down.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. Reports of injured protesters prompted the UN to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. Soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police in Yangon.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. Reports of injured protesters prompted the UN to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. Soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police in Yangon. A young woman was struck on 9 February with what appears to be a live bullet, and is not expected to survive.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include an internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, spread of misinformation, and political overtures to competing political parties to participate in the newly formed State Administration Council, the interim governing body.
On 8 February, news emerged that state-run newspapers Kyemon and the Global New Light of Myanmar intended to halt publications to protest the coup. On 8 February, Kanbawza Bank temporarily closed its branches due to staffing shortages resulting from KBZ staff participating in the civil disobedience campaign. Other banks were also impacted by staff participation in the ongoing campaign.
In the lead-up to the coup, pro-military protesters had begun rallying in an attempt to delegitimise the results of the 2020 elections. Wai Wai Nu of the Women's Peace Network noted the potential for violent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by pro-military protesters. On 30 December, approximately 400 pro-military protesters and nationalists demonstrated in front of Yangon City Hall, in violation of COVID-19 guidelines. On 14 January, about a thousand protesters gathered in Mandalay's Pyawbwe Township to dispute election results, waving flags with army insignia. On 28 January, pro-military protesters incited violence, hurling bricks at a police car in Yangon. None of the protesters were arrested, and were then transported away from the site by 10 unmarked vehicles. On the evening of 30 January, approximately 500 pro-military protesters incited a riot near Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda. On 2 February, the day after the coup, pro-military protesters and Burmese nationalists rallied in Yangon. On 8 February, a group of pro-military protesters rallied at Sule Pagoda.
On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. Reports of injured protesters prompted the UN to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. Soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police in Yangon. A young woman was struck on 9 February with what appears to be a live bullet, and is not expected to survive.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include an internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, pursuit of arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, spread of misinformation, political overtures to competing political parties to participate in the newly formed State Administration Council, the interim governing body, deployment of pro-military protesters and instigators, and the violent use of force to suppress protests.
On 8 February, news emerged that state-run newspapers Kyemon and the Global New Light of Myanmar intended to halt publications to protest the coup. On 8 February, Kanbawza Bank temporarily closed its branches due to staffing shortages resulting from KBZ staff participating in the civil disobedience campaign. Other banks were also impacted by staff participation in the ongoing campaign. On 9 February, staff from the Central Bank of Myanmar joined the movement.
On 9 February, the impact of CDM activities led the Ministry of Health and Sports to publish a public plea in the state-run New Light of Myanmar requesting healthcare workers to return to work. On 10 February, Myanmar's largest labour union, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM), announced plans to pursue prosecution for workplace officials who retaliate against against employees joining the civil disobedience movement.
In the lead-up to the coup, pro-military protesters had begun rallying in an attempt to delegitimise the results of the 2020 elections. Wai Wai Nu of the Women's Peace Network noted the potential for violent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by pro-military protesters. On 30 December, approximately 400 pro-military protesters and nationalists demonstrated in front of Yangon City Hall, in violation of COVID-19 guidelines. On 14 January, about a thousand protesters gathered in Mandalay's Pyawbwe Township to dispute election results, waving flags with army insignia.
On 28 January, pro-military protesters incited violence, hurling bricks at a police car in Yangon. None of the protesters were arrested, and were then transported away from the site by 10 unmarked vehicles. On the evening of 30 January, approximately 500 pro-military protesters incited a riot near Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda. On 2 February, the day after the coup, pro-military protesters and Burmese nationalists rallied in Yangon. On 8 February, a group of pro-military protesters rallied at Sule Pagoda.
On 9 February, a group of pro-military instigators arrived at a protest site in Yangon in 15 unmarked vehicles, seeking to provoke violence. Many brandished large wooden clubs, and were otherwise indistinguishable from pro-democracy protesters.
On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A young woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by authorities. Reports of injured protesters prompted the UN to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. Soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police in Yangon.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 170,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021.
On 6 February 2021, the first large-scale protests were organized in Myanmar. 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup d'état, calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16% by 14:00 local hour. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule. Protests spread to Mandalay and to the Pyinmana township of Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 6 February 2021. The Mandalay marches started at 13:00 local hour. Protestors continued on motorbikes at 16:00 in reaction to police restrictions. Police were in control by 18:00 local hour.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021.
On 6 February 2021, the first large-scale protests were organized in Myanmar. The protests have largely been leaderless, organized organically by individuals. 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup d'état, calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16% by 14:00 local hour. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule. Protests spread to Mandalay and to the Pyinmana township of Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 6 February 2021. The Mandalay marches started at 13:00 local hour. Protestors continued on motorbikes at 16:00 in reaction to police restrictions. Police were in control by 18:00 local hour.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A young woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by authorities. Reports of injured protesters prompted the UN to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. Soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police in Yangon.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A young woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by authorities. Reports of injured protesters prompted the UN to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. Soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police in Yangon.
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On 9 February, the impact of CDM activities led the Ministry of Health and Sports to publish a public plea in the state-run New Light of Myanmar requesting healthcare workers to return to work. On 10 February, Myanmar's largest labour union, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM), announced plans to pursue prosecution for workplace officials who retaliate against against employees joining the civil disobedience movement.
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On 9 February, the impact of CDM activities led the Ministry of Health and Sports to publish a public plea in the state-run New Light of Myanmar requesting healthcare workers to return to work. On 10 February, Myanmar's largest labour union, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM), announced plans to pursue prosecution for workplace officials who retaliate against employees joining the civil disobedience movement.
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On 5 February, Kirin Company ended its joint venture with the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). The joint venture, Myanmar Brewery, produces several brands of beer, including Myanmar Beer, and has an 80% market share in the country. Kirin's stake had been valued at US$1.7 billion. On 8 February, Lim Kaling, Razer co-founder, announced he was divesting his stake in a joint venture with a Singaporean tobacco company that owns a 49% stake in Virginia Tobacco, a local tobacco manufacturer that is majority owned by MEHL. Virginia Tobacco produces 2 popular local cigarette brands, Red Ruby and Premium Gold.
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On 5 February, Kirin Company ended its joint venture with the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). The joint venture, Myanmar Brewery, produces several brands of beer, including Myanmar Beer, and has an 80% market share in the country. Kirin's stake had been valued at US$1.7 billion. On 8 February, Lim Kaling, co-founder of Razer Inc., announced he was divesting his stake in a joint venture with a Singaporean tobacco company that owns a 49% stake in Virginia Tobacco, a local tobacco manufacturer that is majority owned by MEHL. Virginia Tobacco produces 2 popular local cigarette brands, Red Ruby and Premium Gold.
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On 9 February, protesters defied martial law, and continued to organize larger public protests across the country. Police began a crackdown of protests, firing live and rubber bullets, and using water cannons to disperse the crowds. Serious injuries prompted the United Nations office in Myanmar to issue a statement calling the use of disproportionate force against demonstrators unacceptable. Several police officers in cities like Naypyidaw and Magwe also began defecting to the pro-democracy camp.
On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A young woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by authorities. Reports of injured protesters prompted the UN to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. Soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police in Yangon.
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On 9 February, protesters defied martial law, and continued to organize larger public protests across the country. Police began a crackdown of protests, firing live and rubber bullets, and using water cannons to disperse the crowds. Serious injuries prompted the United Nations office in Myanmar to issue a statement calling the use of disproportionate force against demonstrators unacceptable.
Several police officers in cities like Naypyidaw and Magwe have also begun defecting to the pro-democracy camp. On 9 February, Khun Aung Ko Ko, a Naypyidaw police officer, broke rank and joined protesters, becoming the first on-duty police officer to join the pro-democracy camp. Other officers who have tendered resignations have not been allowed to leave the police service. On 10 February, a police troop in Kayah State mutinied, denouncing the coup.
On 9 February, a 36-page draft cybersecurity law was circulated to Myanmar's mobile operators and telecoms license holders for industry feedback. The draft bill would make internet providers accountable for preventing or removing content that "cause[s] hatred, destroy unity and tranquility." A coalition of 150 civil service organisations publicly denounced the bill for violating the fundamental rights to freedom of expression, data protection, and privacy, and other democratic norms in the digital space, and for granting state authorities the ability to ban unfavorable content, restrict ISPs, and intercept data.
On 11 February, hundreds of protesters gathered at the Embassy of China in Yangon, based on online rumours that China had brought in telecommunications equipment and IT experts to Myanmar via recent flights. The Chinese embassy attempted to dismiss the rumours on Facebook by publishing a statement from the China Enterprises Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar which claimed that recent cargo flights had only transported goods like seafood.
On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by police. Reports of injured protesters prompted the UN to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. In Yangon, soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police.
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Civil disobedience movement and labour strikes |
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021.
Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
On 8 February, news emerged that state-run newspapers Kyemon and the Global New Light of Myanmar intended to halt publications to protest the coup. On 8 February, Kanbawza Bank temporarily closed its branches due to staffing shortages resulting from KBZ staff participating in the civil disobedience campaign. Other banks were also impacted by staff participation in the ongoing campaign. On 9 February, staff from the Central Bank of Myanmar joined the movement.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
On 8 February, news emerged that state-run newspapers Kyemon and the Global New Light of Myanmar intended to halt publications to protest the coup. On 8 February, Kanbawza Bank temporarily closed its branches due to staffing shortages resulting from KBZ staff participating in the civil disobedience campaign. Other banks were also impacted by staff participation in the ongoing campaign. On 9 February, staff from the Central Bank of Myanmar joined the movement.
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On 3 February 2021, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The colour red is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popularly Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar, including union-level ministries, have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February 2021, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to join the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February 2021, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
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On 3 February 2021, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The colour red is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popular Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar, including union-level ministries, have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February 2021, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to join the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February 2021, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 10 February 2021, 190 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 11 February 2021, at least 220 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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On 9 February, protesters defied martial law, and continued to organize larger public protests across the country. Police began a crackdown of protests, firing live and rubber bullets, and using water cannons to disperse the crowds. Serious injuries prompted the United Nations office in Myanmar to issue a statement calling the use of disproportionate force against demonstrators unacceptable.
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On 9 February, protesters defied martial law, and continued to organize larger public protests across the country. Police began a crackdown of protests, firing live and rubber bullets, and using water cannons to disperse the crowds. Serious injuries prompted the United Nations office in Myanmar to issue a statement calling the use of disproportionate force against demonstrators unacceptable.
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On 9 February, the impact of CDM activities led the Ministry of Health and Sports to publish a public plea in the state-run New Light of Myanmar requesting healthcare workers to return to work. On 10 February, Myanmar's largest labour union, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM), announced plans to pursue prosecution for workplace officials who retaliate against employees joining the civil disobedience movement.
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On 9 February, the impact of CDM activities led the Ministry of Health and Sports to publish a public plea in the state-run New Light of Myanmar requesting healthcare workers to return to work. On 10 February, Myanmar's largest labour union, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM), announced plans to pursue prosecution for workplace officials who retaliate against employees joining the civil disobedience movement.
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On 12 February, The Union Day in Myanmar, junta's crackdown became intense and turns into violence, shots were fired and several people were arrested in Mawlamyine.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 11 February 2021, at least 220 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 12 February 2021, at least 250+ people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on 1 February 2021. As of 12 February 2021, at least 250+ people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on 1 February 2021. As of 12 February 2021, at least 250+ people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on 1 February 2021. As of 12 February 2021, at least 250+ people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on 1 February 2021. As of 13 February 2021, at least 384 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by police. Reports of injured protesters prompted the UN to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. In Yangon, soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by the police. Reports of injured protesters prompted the Ola Almgren, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. In Yangon, soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by the police. Reports of injured protesters prompted the Ola Almgren, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. In Yangon, soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by the police. Reports of injured protesters prompted Ola Almgren, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. In Yangon, soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by the police. Reports of injured protesters prompted Ola Almgren, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. In Yangon, soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, water cannons, tear gas and probably live ammunition, to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by the police. Reports of injured protesters prompted Ola Almgren, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. In Yangon, soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on 1 February 2021. As of 13 February 2021, at least 384 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
On 3 February 2021, a domestic boycott movement called the "Stop Buying Junta Business" campaign emerged, calling for the boycott of products and services linked to the Myanmar military. Among the targeted goods and services in the Burmese military's significant business portfolio include Mytel, a national telecoms carrier, Myanmar Beer, Mandalay Beer, and Dagon Beer, several coffee and tea brands, 7th Sense Creation, which was co-founded by Min Aung Hlaing's daughter, and bus lines.
The military regime has begun initiating criminal proceedings against detainees. On 3 February 2021, Thawbita, a Buddhist monk was sentenced to 2 years in prison under Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, for defamation of the military. On 4 February 2021, three university students, Zu Zu Zan, Aung Myo Ko, and Htoo Khant Thaw, were charged under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law for protesting in Mandalay. On 5 February 2021, Maung Gyi, chair of the United Nationalities Democratic Party, was arrested, charged and sentenced to two years under Penal Code Section 505(b) for staging a protest in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State. Cho Yu Mon, a school principal, was also arrested and charged under Penal Code Section 505(b) for taking part in a "red ribbon" campaign at her school in Hpa-an. NLD leader Win Htein was charged under Section 124(a) of Myanmar's legal code for sedition.
In the lead-up to the coup, pro-military protesters had begun rallying in an attempt to delegitimise the results of the 2020 elections. Wai Wai Nu of the Women's Peace Network noted the potential for violent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by pro-military protesters. On 30 December, approximately 400 pro-military protesters and nationalists demonstrated in front of Yangon City Hall, in violation of COVID-19 guidelines. On 14 January, about a thousand protesters gathered in Mandalay's Pyawbwe Township to dispute election results, waving flags with army insignia.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on 1 February 2021. As of 13 February 2021, at least 384 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
On 3 February 2021, a domestic boycott movement called the "Stop Buying Junta Business" campaign emerged, calling for the boycott of products and services linked to the Myanmar military. Among the targeted goods and services in the Burmese military's significant business portfolio include Mytel, a national telecoms carrier, Myanmar Beer, Mandalay Beer, and Dagon Beer, several coffee and tea brands, 7th Sense Creation, which was co-founded by Min Aung Hlaing's daughter, and bus lines.
The military regime has begun initiating criminal proceedings against detainees. On 3 February 2021, Thawbita, a Buddhist monk was sentenced to 2 years in prison under Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, for defamation of the military. On 4 February 2021, three university students, Zu Zu Zan, Aung Myo Ko, and Htoo Khant Thaw, were charged under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law for protesting in Mandalay. On 5 February 2021, Maung Gyi, chair of the United Nationalities Democratic Party, was arrested, charged and sentenced to two years under Penal Code Section 505(b) for staging a protest in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State. Cho Yu Mon, a school principal, was also arrested and charged under Penal Code Section 505(b) for taking part in a "red ribbon" campaign at her school in Hpa-an. NLD leader Win Htein was charged under Section 124(a) of Myanmar's legal code for sedition.
In the lead-up to the coup, pro-military protesters had begun rallying in an attempt to delegitimise the results of the 2020 elections. Wai Wai Nu of the Women's Peace Network noted the potential for violent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by pro-military protesters. On 30 December, approximately 400 pro-military protesters and nationalists demonstrated in front of Yangon City Hall, in violation of COVID-19 guidelines. On 14 January, about a thousand protesters gathered in Mandalay's Pyawbwe Township to dispute election results, waving flags with army insignia.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on 1 February 2021. As of 13 February 2021, at least 384 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on February 1, 2021. As of 13 February 2021, at least 384 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on February 1, 2021. As of 13 February 2021, at least 384 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on February 1, 2021. As of February 13, 2021, at least 384 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of 1 February 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administration Council. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been vested in Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the November 2020 general election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.
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The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of February 1, 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administration Council. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been vested in Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the November 2020 general election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
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On February 2, 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on February 1, 2021. As of February 13, 2021, at least 384 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of February 1, 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administration Council. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been vested in Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the November 2020 general election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.
On February 2, 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on 1 February 2021. As of 13 February 2021, at least 384 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of 1 February 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administration Council. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been vested in Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the November 2020 general election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
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Internet blackout |
On 4 February 2021, telecom operators and internet providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February 2021, to ensure the "country's stability". Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked.
Since the coup on 1 February, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including free-to-air channels like the Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima TV, as well as foreign news channels, including CNN, NHK, and BBC. On 7 February, the regime also blocked the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and two wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters. A Myanmar Press Council representative has expressed concern over the future of freedom of the press in the country, the public's right to access information, and the future of Myanmar's nascent news organisations.
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On 4 February 2021, telecom operators and internet service providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February 2021, to ensure the "country's stability". Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On February, 2021, he military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Since the coup on 1 February, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including free-to-air channels like the Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima TV, as well as foreign news channels, including CNN, NHK, and BBC. On 7 February, the regime also blocked the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and two wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters. A Myanmar Press Council representative has expressed concern over the future of freedom of the press in the country, the public's right to access information, and the future of Myanmar's nascent news organizations.
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On 4 February 2021, telecom operators and internet service providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February 2021, to ensure the "country's stability". Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On February, 2021, he military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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On 4 February 2021, telecom operators and internet service providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February 2021, to ensure the "country's stability". Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On February, 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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On 5 February, Kirin Company ended its joint venture with the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). The joint venture, Myanmar Brewery, produces several brands of beer, including Myanmar Beer, and has an 80% market share in the country. Kirin's stake had been valued at US$1.7 billion. On 8 February, Lim Kaling, co-founder of Razer Inc., announced he was divesting his stake in a joint venture with a Singaporean tobacco company that owns a 49% stake in Virginia Tobacco, a local tobacco manufacturer that is majority owned by MEHL. Virginia Tobacco produces 2 popular local cigarette brands, Red Ruby and Premium Gold.
On 6 February 2021, the first large-scale protests were organized in Myanmar. The protests have largely been leaderless, organized organically by individuals. 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup d'état, calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists, but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16% by 14:00 local hour. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule. Protests spread to Mandalay and to the Pyinmana township of Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 6 February 2021. The Mandalay marches started at 13:00 local hour. Protestors continued on motorbikes at 16:00 in reaction to police restrictions. Police were in control by 18:00 local hour.
On 8 February, protests continued to gain traction. In the national capital of Naypyidaw, riot police deployed water cannons on protesters to clear out the roads, becoming the first known use of water cannons since the protests began. In response to growing public pressure, state-run MRTV issued a warning that opposition to the junta was unlawful, and signalled a potential crackdown on protesters. Characterising the protests as "lawless," it stated that "legal action should be taken against acts that harms the stability of the state, public safety and rule of law." That evening, martial law and a nightly curfew was impose in major cities and towns, including Yangon and Mandalay, effectively banning gatherings of more than 5 people.
On 3 February 2021, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The colour red is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popular Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar, including union-level ministries, have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February 2021, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to join the labour strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February 2021, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
On 9 February, a 36-page draft cybersecurity law was circulated to Myanmar's mobile operators and telecoms license holders for industry feedback. The draft bill would make internet providers accountable for preventing or removing content that "cause[s] hatred, destroy unity and tranquility." A coalition of 150 civil service organisations publicly denounced the bill for violating the fundamental rights to freedom of expression, data protection, and privacy, and other democratic norms in the digital space, and for granting state authorities the ability to ban unfavorable content, restrict ISPs, and intercept data.
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On 5 February, Kirin Company ended its joint venture with the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). The joint venture, Myanmar Brewery, produces several brands of beer, including Myanmar Beer, and has an 80% market share in the country. Kirin's stake had been valued at US$1.7 billion. On 8 February, Lim Kaling, co-founder of Razer Inc., announced he was divesting his stake in a joint venture with a Singaporean tobacco company that owns a 49% stake in Virginia Tobacco, a local tobacco manufacturer that is majority-owned by MEHL. Virginia Tobacco produces 2 popular local cigarette brands, Red Ruby and Premium Gold.
On 6 February 2021, the first large-scale protests were organized in Myanmar. The protests have largely been leaderless, organized organically by individuals. 20,000 protestors took part in a street protest in Yangon against the coup d'état, calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. Chants included, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win". Drivers honked their horns in support. Police cordoned off the protestors at the Insein Road–Hledan junction, preventing them from moving further. Workers from 14 trade unions participated in the protests. Livestreaming of the protests was attempted by mainstream media and citizen journalists but was limited by internet restrictions, estimated to have dropped to 16% by 14:00 local hour. Police water cannon trucks were set up in Hledan and police barricades were prepared in Sule. Protests spread to Mandalay and to the Pyinmana township of Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 6 February 2021. The Mandalay marches started at 13:00 local hour. Protestors continued on motorbikes at 16:00 in reaction to police restrictions. Police were in control by 18:00 local hour.
On 8 February, protests continued to gain traction. In the national capital of Naypyidaw, riot police deployed water cannons on protesters to clear out the roads, becoming the first known use of water cannons since the protests began. In response to growing public pressure, state-run MRTV issued a warning that opposition to the junta was unlawful, and signaled a potential crackdown on protesters. Characterising the protests as "lawless," it stated that "legal action should be taken against acts that harm the stability of the state, public safety, and rule of law." That evening, martial law and a nightly curfew was impose in major cities and towns, including Yangon and Mandalay, effectively banning gatherings of more than 5 people.
On 3 February 2021, healthcare workers in Myanmar launched the red ribbon campaign (ဖဲကြိုးနီလှုပ်ရှားမှု). The colour red is associated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), the incumbent political party that won the 2020 elections. Ni Ni Khin Zaw, a popular Burmese singer and medical school graduate, publicly endorsed the campaign. Civil servants and workers across Myanmar, including union-level ministries, have adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of opposition to the military regime. On 5 February 2021, copper miners at Kyinsintaung mines unable to join the labor strike joined the red ribbon campaign. On 6 February 2021, factory garment workers in Thaketa Industrial Zone joined the red ribbon campaign.
On 9 February, a 36-page draft cybersecurity law was circulated to Myanmar's mobile operators and telecoms license holders for industry feedback. The draft bill would make internet providers accountable for preventing or removing content that "cause[s] hatred, destroy unity and tranquility." A coalition of 150 civil service organizations publicly denounced the bill for violating the fundamental rights to freedom of expression, data protection, and privacy, and other democratic norms in the digital space, and for granting state authorities the ability to ban unfavorable content, restrict ISPs, and intercept data.
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On 4 February 2021, telecom operators and internet service providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February 2021, to ensure the "country's stability". Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter. On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On February, 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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On 4 February 2021, telecom operators and internet service providers across Myanmar were ordered to block Facebook until 7 February 2021, to ensure the "country's stability". Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), a state-owned carrier, also blocked Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services, while Telenor Myanmar blocked only Facebook. Facebook had been used to organize the civil disobedience campaign's labour strikes and the emerging boycott movement. Facebook is used by half of Myanmar's population. Following the Facebook ban, Burmese users had begun flocking to Twitter. The following day, the government extended the social media access ban to include Instagram and Twitter.
On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On 14 February, Telenor announced it would no longer be able to publicly disclose the directives receive from military authorities on internet disruptions. On 15 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. The nationwide internet outage was reinstated at 1 a.m. on 16 February.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include an internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, pursuit of arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, spread of misinformation, political overtures to competing political parties to participate in the newly formed State Administration Council, the interim governing body, deployment of pro-military protesters and instigators, and the violent use of force to suppress protests.
By 5 February 2021, the civil service strike included administrative, medical and educational sector staff and students at "91 government hospitals, 18 universities and colleges and 12 government departments in 79 townships". Nan Nwe, a member of the psychology department at Yangon University stated, "As we teach students to question and understand justice, we can't accept this injustice. Our stand is not political. We only stand up for the justice". Lynn Letyar, a surgeon at Lashio General Hospital, stated that most doctors and nurses had been on strike since 3 February 2021. Staff from Myanmar National Airlines also joined the civil disobedience campaign.
On 28 January, pro-military protesters incited violence, hurling bricks at a police car in Yangon. None of the protesters were arrested, and were then transported away from the site by 10 unmarked vehicles. On the evening of 30 January, approximately 500 pro-military protesters incited a riot near Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda. On 2 February, the day after the coup, pro-military protesters and Burmese nationalists rallied in Yangon. On 8 February, a group of pro-military protesters rallied at Sule Pagoda.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, pursuit of arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, the spread of misinformation, political overtures to competing political parties to participate in the newly formed State Administration Council, the interim governing body, deployment of pro-military protesters and instigators, and the violent use of force to suppress protests.
By 5 February 2021, the civil service strike included administrative, medical, and educational sector staff and students at "91 government hospitals, 18 universities and colleges and 12 government departments in 79 townships". Nan Nwe, a member of the psychology department at Yangon University stated, "As we teach students to question and understand justice, we can't accept this injustice. Our stand is not political. We only stand up for the justice". Lynn Letyar, a surgeon at Lashio General Hospital, stated that most doctors and nurses had been on strike since 3 February 2021. Staff from Myanmar National Airlines also joined the civil disobedience campaign.
On 28 January, pro-military protesters incited violence, hurling bricks at a police car in Yangon. None of the protesters were arrested and were then transported away from the site by 10 unmarked vehicles. On the evening of 30 January, approximately 500 pro-military protesters incited a riot near Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda. On 2 February, the day after the coup, pro-military protesters and Burmese nationalists rallied in Yangon. On 8 February, a group of pro-military protesters rallied at Sule Pagoda.
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On 9 February, the impact of CDM activities led the Ministry of Health and Sports to publish a public plea in the state-run New Light of Myanmar requesting healthcare workers to return to work. On 10 February, Myanmar's largest labour union, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM), announced plans to pursue prosecution for workplace officials who retaliate against employees joining the civil disobedience movement.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience. Within a day after the coup d'état, the #SaveMyanmar hashtag had been used by over 325,000 Facebook users. Social media users had also changed their profile pictures to black to show their sorrow or red in support of the NLD, often with a portrait of Suu Kyi. On 7 February, Nay Soe Maung, son-in-law of Myanmar's former dictator Than Shwe, posted a Facebook photo demonstrating support for the protests. Burmese netizens have also ridiculed Min Aung Hlaing's short stature online.
Since the coup on 1 February, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including free-to-air channels like the Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima TV, as well as foreign news channels, including CNN, NHK, and BBC. On 7 February, the regime also blocked the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and two wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters. A Myanmar Press Council representative has expressed concern over the future of freedom of the press in the country, the public's right to access information, and the future of Myanmar's nascent news organizations.
In the lead-up to the coup, pro-military protesters had begun rallying in an attempt to delegitimise the results of the 2020 elections. Wai Wai Nu of the Women's Peace Network noted the potential for violent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by pro-military protesters. On 30 December, approximately 400 pro-military protesters and nationalists demonstrated in front of Yangon City Hall, in violation of COVID-19 guidelines. On 14 January, about a thousand protesters gathered in Mandalay's Pyawbwe Township to dispute election results, waving flags with army insignia.
On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, water cannons, tear gas and probably live ammunition, to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by the police. Reports of injured protesters prompted Ola Almgren, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force. In Yangon, soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police.
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On 9 February, the impact of CDM activities led the Ministry of Health and Sports to publish a public plea in the state-run New Light of Myanmar requesting healthcare workers to return to work. On 10 February, Myanmar's largest labour union, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM), announced plans to pursue prosecution for workplace officials who retaliate against employees joining the civil disobedience movement. On 11 February, Min Aung Hlaing urged civil servants to put aside their personal feelings and return to work.
Burmese celebrities and politicians, including Paing Takhon and Daung, have publicly supported civil resistance efforts, posing with the three-finger salute in social media posts. Celebrities and social media influencers, such Sai Sai Kham Leng and Nay Chi Oo, who were silent or were slow to support the ongoing popular protests lost sizable online followings. On 7 February, Nay Soe Maung, son-in-law of Myanmar's former dictator Than Shwe, posted a Facebook photo demonstrating support for the protests.
Burmese netizens have popularised trending hashtags like #SayNototheCoup, #RespectOurVotes, #HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, #SaveMyanmar, and #CivilDisobedience. Within a day after the coup d'état, the #SaveMyanmar hashtag had been used by over 325,000 Facebook users. Social media users had also changed their profile pictures to black to show their sorrow or red in support of the NLD, often with a portrait of Suu Kyi. Burmese netizens have also ridiculed Min Aung Hlaing's short stature online.
Since the coup on 1 February, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including free-to-air channels like the Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima TV, as well as foreign news channels, including CNN, NHK, and BBC. On 7 February, the regime also blocked the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and two wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters. A Myanmar Press Council representative has expressed concern over the future of freedom of the press in the country, the public's right to access information, and the future of Myanmar's nascent news organizations. Several journalists and reporters have been attacked by pro-military mobs whilst covering the protests.
On 14 February, the military regime suspended security and privacy protections enshrined in Myanmar's constitution until the state of emergency is lifted. The newly passed law enables the Commander-in-Chief to temporarily restrict or suspend the fundamental rights of citizens, including arrests and searches without court-issued warrants, and detentions without court approval. The State Administration Council also enacted Law 3/2021, which requires all residents to register overnight guests outside of their official household with their respective township or ward administrators. The military era law had previously been repealed by the NLD-led government.
In the lead-up to the coup, pro-military protesters had begun rallying in an attempt to de-legitimise the results of the 2020 elections. Wai Wai Nu of the Women's Peace Network noted the potential for violent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by pro-military protesters. On 30 December, approximately 400 pro-military protesters and nationalists demonstrated in front of Yangon City Hall, in violation of COVID-19 guidelines. On 14 January, about a thousand protesters gathered in Mandalay's Pyawbwe Township to dispute election results, waving flags with army insignia.
On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, water cannons, tear gas and probably live ammunition, to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by the police. Reports of injured protesters prompted Ola Almgren, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force.
On 14 February, the military deployed armoured trucks and vehicles in the regional capitals of Yangon, Sittwe, and Myitkyina. Soldiers were also deployed on city streets to aid police, including members of the 77th Light Infantry Division. In Yangon, soldiers were deployed to stand behind riot police.
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During his remarks on 7 February, Pope Francis urged authorities to serve the common good, promote social justice and national stability, and expressed his solidarity with the people of Myanmar. On 10 February, U.S. president Joe Biden publicly addressed the ongoing protests, stating "And, finally, as protests grow, violence against those asserting their democratic rights is unacceptable, and we’re going to keep calling it out. The people of Burma are making their voices heard. And the world is watching."
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, water cannons, tear gas and probably live ammunition, to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by the police. Reports of injured protesters prompted Ola Almgren, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas, to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by the police. Reports of injured protesters prompted Ola Almgren, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force.
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On 8 February, news emerged that state-run newspapers Kyemon and the Global New Light of Myanmar intended to halt publications to protest the coup. On 8 February, Kanbawza Bank temporarily closed its branches due to staffing shortages resulting from KBZ staff participating in the civil disobedience campaign. Other banks were also impacted by staff participation in the ongoing campaign. On 9 February, staff from the Central Bank of Myanmar joined the movement.
On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On 14 February, Telenor announced it would no longer be able to publicly disclose the directives receive from military authorities on internet disruptions. On 15 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. The nationwide internet outage was reinstated at 1 a.m. on 16 February.
Since the coup on 1 February, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including free-to-air channels like the Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima TV, as well as foreign news channels, including CNN, NHK, and BBC. On 7 February, the regime also blocked the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and two wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters. A Myanmar Press Council representative has expressed concern over the future of freedom of the press in the country, the public's right to access information, and the future of Myanmar's nascent news organizations. Several journalists and reporters have been attacked by pro-military mobs whilst covering the protests.
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On 8 February, news emerged that state-run newspapers Kyemon and the Global New Light of Myanmar intended to halt publications to protest the coup. On 8 February, all of workers from Myanmar railways participated in the movement and so, the railway transportation is completely stopped. On 8 February, Kanbawza Bank temporarily closed its branches due to staffing shortages resulting from KBZ staff participating in the civil disobedience campaign. Other banks were also impacted by staff participation in the ongoing campaign. On 9 February, staff from the Central Bank of Myanmar joined the movement.
On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On 14 February, Telenor announced it would no longer be able to publicly disclose the directives receive from military authorities on internet disruptions. On 15 and 16 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Since the coup on 1 February, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including free-to-air channels like the Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima TV, as well as foreign news channels, including CNN, NHK, and BBC. However, Mizzima TV posted that they're still available on PSI satellite dish on their facebook page. On 7 February, the regime also blocked the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and two wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters. A Myanmar Press Council representative has expressed concern over the future of freedom of the press in the country, the public's right to access information, and the future of Myanmar's nascent news organizations. Several journalists and reporters have been attacked by pro-military mobs whilst covering the protests.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, pursuit of arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, the spread of misinformation, political overtures to competing political parties to participate in the newly formed State Administration Council, the interim governing body, deployment of pro-military protesters and instigators, and the violent use of force to suppress protests.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, pursuit of arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, the spread of disinformation, political overtures to competing political parties to participate in the newly formed State Administration Council, the interim governing body, deployment of pro-military protesters and instigators, and the violent use of force to suppress protests.
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During his remarks on 7 February, Pope Francis urged authorities to serve the common good, promote social justice and national stability, and expressed his solidarity with the people of Myanmar. On 10 February, U.S. president Joe Biden publicly addressed the ongoing protests, stating "And, finally, as protests grow, violence against those asserting their democratic rights is unacceptable, and we’re going to keep calling it out. The people of Burma are making their voices heard. And the world is watching."
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During his remarks on 7 February, Pope Francis urged authorities to serve the common good, promote social justice and national stability, and expressed his solidarity with the people of Myanmar. On 10 February, U.S. president Joe Biden publicly addressed the ongoing protests, stating "And, finally, as protests grow, violence against those asserting their democratic rights is unacceptable, and we’re going to keep calling it out. The people of Burma are making their voices heard. And the world is watching."
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During his remarks on 7 February, Pope Francis urged authorities to serve the common good, promote social justice and national stability, and expressed his solidarity with the people of Myanmar. On 10 February, U.S. president Joe Biden publicly addressed the ongoing protests, stating "And, finally, as protests grow, violence against those asserting their democratic rights is unacceptable, and we’re going to keep calling it out. The people of Burma are making their voices heard. And the world is watching."
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During his remarks on 7 February, Pope Francis urged authorities to serve the common good, promote social justice and national stability, and expressed his solidarity with the people of Myanmar. On 10 February, U.S. president Joe Biden publicly addressed the ongoing protests, stating "And, finally, as protests grow, violence against those asserting their democratic rights is unacceptable, and we’re going to keep calling it out. The people of Burma are making their voices heard. And the world is watching."
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On 14 February, hundreds had gathered at a power plant in Myitkyina that had become occupied by the military. Riot police and soldiers dispersed the crowds by firing shots and a water cannon. On 15 February, soldiers and police in Mandalay fired steel balls and slingshots at protesters who had gathered at the Myanma Economic Bank, urging bank employees to join the CDM. At least three protesters were injured.
On 14 February, UN Secretary General António Guterres issued a statement expressing deep concern about the situation in Myanmar, highlighting "the increasing use of force and the reported deployment of additional armoured vehicles to major cities." He urged Myanmar’s military and police to fully respect the right of peaceful assembly and ensure that demonstrators are not subjected to reprisals. He also called reports of violence, intimidation and harassment by security personnel "unacceptable." On 16 February, during a parliamentary address, Singaporean foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan expressed alarm regarding violent clashes at protests, arrests of civil servants, internet blackouts and troop deployments and armoured vehicles in city streets, and urged authorities to exercise "utmost restraint." UK prime minister Boris Johnson condemned the coup, tweeting "We stand with the people of Myanmar and will ensure those responsible for this coup are held to account.”
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime.
By 5 February 2021, the civil service strike included administrative, medical, and educational sector staff and students at "91 government hospitals, 18 universities and colleges and 12 government departments in 79 townships". Nan Nwe, a member of the psychology department at Yangon University stated, "As we teach students to question and understand justice, we can't accept this injustice. Our stand is not political. We only stand up for the justice". Lynn Letyar, a surgeon at Lashio General Hospital, stated that most doctors and nurses had been on strike since 3 February 2021. Staff from Myanmar National Airlines also joined the civil disobedience campaign.
On 9 February, the impact of CDM activities led the Ministry of Health and Sports to publish a public plea in the state-run New Light of Myanmar requesting healthcare workers to return to work. On 10 February, Myanmar's largest labour union, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM), announced plans to pursue prosecution for workplace officials who retaliate against employees joining the civil disobedience movement. On 11 February, Min Aung Hlaing urged civil servants to put aside their personal feelings and return to work.
On 7 February, the parliamentary committee condemned the military coup as a "criminal act" and dismissed Min Aung Hlaing's military cabinet as being illegitimate. The committee cited the military with violating Chapter 6 of Myanmar's penal code in overthrowing the civilian government. CRPH has advised UN diplomats and the international community to contact the committee to discuss official government business
On 9 February, a 36-page draft cybersecurity law was circulated to Myanmar's mobile operators and telecoms license holders for industry feedback. The draft bill would make internet providers accountable for preventing or removing content that "cause[s] hatred, destroy unity and tranquility." A coalition of 150 civil service organizations publicly denounced the bill for violating the fundamental rights to freedom of expression, data protection, and privacy, and other democratic norms in the digital space, and for granting state authorities the ability to ban unfavorable content, restrict ISPs, and intercept data.
On 11 February, hundreds of protesters gathered at the Embassy of China in Yangon, based on online rumours that China had brought in telecommunications equipment and IT experts to Myanmar via recent flights. The Chinese embassy attempted to dismiss the rumours on Facebook by publishing a statement from the China Enterprises Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar which claimed that recent cargo flights had only transported goods like seafood.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. Also abbreviated CDM, the civil disobedience movement has garnered the participation of approximately 75% of the country's 1,000,000 civil service members.
By 5 February 2021, the civil service strike included administrative, medical, and educational sector staff and students at "91 government hospitals, 18 universities and colleges and 12 government departments in 79 townships". Nan Nwe, a member of the psychology department at Yangon University stated, "As we teach students to question and understand justice, we can't accept this injustice. Our stand is not political. We only stand up for the justice." Lynn Letyar, a surgeon at Lashio General Hospital, stated that most doctors and nurses had been on strike since 3 February 2021. Staff from Myanmar National Airlines also joined the civil disobedience campaign.
On 9 February, the impact of CDM activities led the Ministry of Health and Sports to publish a public plea in the state-run New Light of Myanmar requesting healthcare workers to return to work. On 10 February, Myanmar's largest labour union, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM), announced plans to pursue prosecution for workplace officials who retaliate against employees joining the civil disobedience movement. On 11 February, Min Aung Hlaing urged civil servants to put aside their personal feelings and return to work. On 16 February, a Ministry of Information spokesperson warned civil servants participating in the movement, warning that authorities would not wait long for their return to work.
A number of industry lobbying groups, including Myanmar Mobile Industry Association and Myanmar Cosmetics Association, have suspended cooperation with government agencies following the coup.
On 15 February, 100,000 protesters in Minbu, representing a diverse coalition of Hindus, Muslims, oilfield workers, and civil servants, gathered to protest their opposition to the coup and release of civilian-elected politicians.
On 7 February, the parliamentary committee condemned the military coup as a "criminal act" and dismissed Min Aung Hlaing's military cabinet as being illegitimate. The committee cited the military with violating Chapter 6 of Myanmar's penal code in overthrowing the civilian government. CRPH has advised UN diplomats and the international community to contact the committee to discuss official government business.
On 15 February, the Committee for Shan State Unity, a coalition of Shan ethnic armed groups and political parties that includes the Restoration Council of Shan State, the Shan State Progress Party, the Shan National League for Democracy, and the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party, and the Sin Kyawt Militia, publicly opposed the coup, announcing its support of the ongoing protests, and calling for the abolition of the 2008 constitution and restoration of civilian-led government.
On 9 February, a 36-page draft cybersecurity law was circulated to Myanmar's mobile operators and telecoms license holders for industry feedback. The draft bill would make internet providers accountable for preventing or removing content that "cause[s] hatred, destroy unity and tranquility." A coalition of 150 civil service organizations publicly denounced the bill for violating the fundamental rights to freedom of expression, data protection, and privacy, and other democratic norms in the digital space, and for granting state authorities the ability to ban unfavorable content, restrict ISPs, and intercept data. On 15 February, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry urged authorities not to rush enacting the law, noting that the law could negatively impact Myanmar's digital growth and hinder foreign investments.
On 11 February, hundreds of protesters gathered at the Embassy of China in Yangon, based on online rumours that China had brought in telecommunications equipment and IT experts to Myanmar via recent flights. The Chinese embassy attempted to dismiss the rumours on Facebook by publishing a statement from the China Enterprises Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar which claimed that recent cargo flights had only transported goods like seafood, and denied allegations of helping Myanmar build an internet firewall.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on 1 February 2021. As of 13 February 2021, at least 384 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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The 2021 Myanmar protests are domestic civil resistance efforts in Myanmar in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which was staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw on 1 February 2021. As of 15 February 2021, at least 452 people have been detained in relation to the coup. Protesters have employed peaceful and nonviolent forms of protest, which include acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, a military boycott campaign, a pot-banging movement, a red ribbon campaign, public protests, and formal recognition of the election results by elected representatives.
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On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On 14 February, Telenor announced it would no longer be able to publicly disclose the directives receive from military authorities on internet disruptions. On 15 and 16 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Since the coup on 1 February, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including free-to-air channels like the Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima TV, as well as foreign news channels, including CNN, NHK, and BBC. However, Mizzima TV posted that they're still available on PSI satellite dish on their facebook page. On 7 February, the regime also blocked the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and two wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters. A Myanmar Press Council representative has expressed concern over the future of freedom of the press in the country, the public's right to access information, and the future of Myanmar's nascent news organizations. Several journalists and reporters have been attacked by pro-military mobs whilst covering the protests.
On 8 February, authorities re-arrested Nang Khin Htwe Myint, Kayin State's chief minister, and Myint Naing, Sagaing Region's chief minister. Nang Khin Htwe Myint had published remarks online urging solidarity between soldiers and the people, pointing out that the army was funded by taxes and state funds, while Myint Naing had posted a speech calling on the public to continue protesting.
On 9 February, at least 100 demonstrators were arrested in Mandalay, including vice-mayor Ye Lwin.
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On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On 14 February, Telenor announced it was no longer permitted to publicly disclose the directives received from military authorities on internet disruptions. On 15 and 16 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Since the coup on 1 February, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including free-to-air channels like the Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima TV, as well as foreign news channels, including CNN, NHK, and BBC. On 7 February, the regime also blocked the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist and two wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters. A Myanmar Press Council representative has expressed concern over the future of freedom of the press in the country, the public's right to access information, and the future of Myanmar's nascent news organizations. Several journalists and reporters have been attacked by pro-military mobs whilst covering the protests.
On 8 February, authorities re-arrested Nang Khin Htwe Myint, Kayin State's chief minister, and Myint Naing, Sagaing Region's chief minister. Nang Khin Htwe Myint had published remarks online urging solidarity between soldiers and the people, pointing out that the army was funded by taxes and state funds, while Myint Naing had posted a speech calling on the public to continue protesting. On 9 February, at least 100 demonstrators were arrested in Mandalay, including vice-mayor Ye Lwin.
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Civil Disobedience Movement and labour strikes |
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. Also abbreviated CDM, the civil disobedience movement has garnered the participation of approximately 75% of the country's 1,000,000 civil service members.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. Also abbreviated CDM, the civil disobedience movement has garnered the participation of several civil service members.
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Civil Disobedience Movement and labour strikes |
On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On 14 February, Telenor announced it was no longer permitted to publicly disclose the directives received from military authorities on internet disruptions. On 15 and 16 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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As the list on CDM 2021 websites, there are 1,061 government sectors of 23 ministries completely doing CDM and stopped functioning.
On 17 February, most of the roads in Yangon were in heavily traffic because hundreds of cars and buses stopped on the way to the government offices not to go to the offices and then the employees are automatically participated in CDM.
On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On 14 February, Telenor announced it was no longer permitted to publicly disclose the directives received from military authorities on internet disruptions. Starting from 15 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. daily but they didn't give any reasons why they cut out.
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As the list on CDM 2021 websites, there are 1,061 government sectors of 23 ministries completely doing CDM and stopped functioning.
On 17 February, most of the roads in Yangon were in heavily traffic because hundreds of cars and buses stopped on the way to the government offices not to go to the offices and then the employees are automatically participated in CDM.
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As the list on CDM 2021 websites, there are 1,061 government sectors of 23 ministries completely doing CDM and stopped functioning.[unreliable source?]
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. Also abbreviated CDM, the civil disobedience movement has garnered the participation of several civil service members.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. Also abbreviated CDM, the civil disobedience movement has garnered the participation of approximately 75% of the country's 1,000,000 civil service members.
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Civil Disobedience Movement and labour strikes |
On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. Also abbreviated CDM, the civil disobedience movement has garnered the participation of approximately 75% of the country's 1,000,000 civil service members.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. One expert on the government’s civil service system estimated that the country had about one million civil servants and that about three-quarters of them had walked off their jobs.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. One expert on the government’s civil service system estimated that the country had about one million civil servants and that about three-quarters of them had walked off their jobs.
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On 2 February 2021, healthcare workers and civil servants across the country, including in the national capital, Naypyidaw, launched a national civil disobedience movement (အာဏာဖီဆန်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှု), in opposition to the coup d'état. A Facebook campaign group dubbed the "Civil Disobedience Movement" has attracted over 230,000 followers, since its initial launch on 2 February 2021. Min Ko Naing, an 8888 Uprising leader, has urged the public to adopt a "no recognition, no participation" stance to the military regime. One expert on the government's civil service system estimated that the country had about one million civil servants and that about three-quarters of them had walked off their jobs.
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On 15 February, the Committee for Shan State Unity, a coalition of Shan ethnic armed groups and political parties that includes the Restoration Council of Shan State, the Shan State Progress Party, the Shan National League for Democracy, and the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party, and the Sin Kyawt Militia, publicly opposed the coup, announcing its support of the ongoing protests, and calling for the abolition of the 2008 constitution and restoration of civilian-led government.
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On 14 February, the Karen National Union issued a statement announcing its public support for the ongoing protests, and characterised the military's seizure of power as a step toward military dictatorship, contrary to the vision of national reconciliation.
On 15 February, the Committee for Shan State Unity, a coalition of Shan ethnic armed groups and political parties that includes the Restoration Council of Shan State, the Shan State Progress Party, the Shan National League for Democracy, and the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party, and the Sin Kyawt Militia, publicly opposed the coup, announcing its support of the ongoing protests, and calling for the abolition of the 2008 constitution and restoration of civilian-led government.
On 17 February 2021, authorities issued arrest warrants for several celebrities, namely Lu Min, Pyay Ti Oo, Ko Pauk, Na Gyi, Anegga, and Wayne, for encouraging civil servants to join ongoing civil disobedience movement.
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On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On 14 February, Telenor announced it was no longer permitted to publicly disclose the directives received from military authorities on internet disruptions. Starting from 15 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. daily but they didn't give any reasons why they cut out.
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On the morning of 6 February 2021, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide. That same day, Facebook urged authorities to unblock social media services. Facebook also removed the Burmese government's ability to submit content removal requests. Internet access was partially restored the following day, although social media platforms remained blocked. On 14 February, Telenor announced it was no longer permitted to publicly disclose the directives received from military authorities on internet disruptions. Starting on 15 February, the military authorities initiated an internet outage nationwide again from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. daily but they didn't give any reasons why they cut out.
On 4 February, following the Facebook ban, demand for VPN services surged in the country. According to a UK-based digital privacy and security research group, demand for VPN surged by more than 7000%. One of the most popular tools is Psiphon, which has seen its user base surge from 5,000 daily users to over 1.6 million users with an average of 14 million daily connections since 4 February.
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On 13 February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, authorities have charged and issued arrest warrants under Article 505(b) of the law for seven high profile individuals, namely Min Ko Naing, Kyaw Min Yu, Mg Mg Aye, Pencilo, Lynn Lynn, In Sein Aung Soe, and Myo Yan Naung Thein for allegedly defaming the state and threatening "public tranquility" through their social media posts.
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On 13 February 2021, in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, authorities have charged and issued arrest warrants under Article 505(b) of the law for seven high profile individuals, namely Min Ko Naing, Kyaw Min Yu, Mg Mg Aye, Pencilo, Lynn Lynn, In Sein Aung Soe, and Myo Yan Naung Thein for allegedly defaming the state and threatening "public tranquility" through their social media posts.
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On 13 February 2021, authorities have charged and issued arrest warrants under Article 505(b) of the law for seven high profile individuals, namely Min Ko Naing, Kyaw Min Yu, Mg Mg Aye, Pencilo, Lynn Lynn, In Sein Aung Soe, and Myo Yan Naung Thein for allegedly defaming the state and threatening "public tranquility" through their social media posts.
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On 8 February, authorities re-arrested Nang Khin Htwe Myint, Kayin State's chief minister, and Myint Naing, Sagaing Region's chief minister. Nang Khin Htwe Myint had published remarks online urging solidarity between soldiers and the people, pointing out that the army was funded by taxes and state funds, while Myint Naing had posted a speech calling on the public to continue protesting. On 9 February, at least 100 demonstrators were arrested in Mandalay, including vice-mayor Ye Lwin.
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On 8 February, authorities re-arrested Nang Khin Htwe Myint, Kayin State's chief minister, and Myint Naing, Sagaing Region's chief minister. Nang Khin Htwe Myint had published remarks online urging solidarity between soldiers and the people, pointing out that the army was funded by taxes and state funds, while Myint Naing had posted a speech calling on the public to continue protesting. On 9 February, at least 100 demonstrators were arrested in Mandalay, including mayor Ye Lwin.
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On 17 February 2021, authorities issued arrest warrants for several celebrities, namely Lu Min, Pyay Ti Oo, Ko Pauk, Na Gyi, Anegga, and Wayne, for encouraging civil servants to join ongoing civil disobedience movement.
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On 17 February 2021, authorities issued arrest warrants for several celebrities, namely Lu Min, Pyay Ti Oo, Ko Pauk, Na Gyi, Anegga, and Wyne, for encouraging civil servants to join ongoing civil disobedience movement.
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As the list on CDM 2021 websites, there are 1,061 government sectors of 23 ministries completely doing CDM and stopped functioning.[unreliable source?]
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Per CDM 2021 website, there are 1,061 government sectors of 23 ministries completely doing CDM and stopped functioning.[unreliable source?]
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas, to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February, 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by the police. Reports of injured protesters prompted Ola Almgren, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force.
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On 8 February, police began using rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas, to disperse protesters at mass rallies. The military leader Min Aung Hlaing ordered a clampdown and suppression of demonstrations as protesters nationwide embarked on a strike. On 9 February 2 protesters in Naypyidaw were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition, for gunshot wounds. A 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was pronounced brain dead, and placed on life support after being shot in the head with live ammunition by the police. Reports of injured protesters prompted Ola Almgren, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar to issue a statement condemning the authority's violent use of force.
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On 13 February 2021, authorities have charged and issued arrest warrants under Article 505(b) of the law for seven high profile individuals, namely Min Ko Naing, Kyaw Min Yu, Mg Mg Aye, Pencilo, Lynn Lynn, In Sein Aung Soe, and Myo Yan Naung Thein for allegedly defaming the state and threatening "public tranquility" through their social media posts.
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On 13 February 2021, authorities have charged and issued arrest warrants under Article 505(b) of the law for seven high profile individuals, namely Min Ko Naing, Kyaw Min Yu, Mg Mg Aye, Pencilo, Lynn Lynn, Insein Aung Soe, and Myo Yan Naung Thein for allegedly defaming the state and threatening "public tranquility" through their social media posts.
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On 17 February 2021, many cars mysteriously broke down in busy streets of Yangon in a staged demonstration, in a creative attempt to block security forces and police to pass through the traffic and to thwart the government workers from going to work. The movement continues on 18 February 2021 with many cars broken down joined by some moving at a very slow speed to block traffic.
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On 17 February 2021, many cars mysteriously broke down in busy streets of Yangon in a staged demonstration, in a creative attempt to block security forces and police to pass through the traffic and to thwart the government workers from going to work. The movement continues on 18 February 2021 with many broken-down cars joined by some moving at a very slow speed to block traffic.
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2021-02-18T14:13:28Z |
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On 17 February 2021, authorities issued arrest warrants for several celebrities, namely Lu Min, Pyay Ti Oo, Ko Pauk, Na Gyi, Anegga, and Wyne, for encouraging civil servants to join ongoing civil disobedience movement.
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On 17 February 2021, authorities issued arrest warrants for several celebrities, namely Lu Min, Pyay Ti Oo, Ko Pauk, Na Gyi, Anegga, and Wyne, for encouraging civil servants to join ongoing civil disobedience movement. According to The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), 495 individuals have been arrested as of 17 February 2021.
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Arrests and charges |
On 17 February 2021, authorities issued arrest warrants for several celebrities, namely Lu Min, Pyay Ti Oo, Ko Pauk, Na Gyi, Anegga, and Wyne, for encouraging civil servants to join ongoing civil disobedience movement. According to The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), 495 individuals have been arrested as of 17 February 2021.
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On 17 February 2021, authorities issued arrest warrants for several celebrities, namely Lu Min, Pyay Ti Oo, Ko Pauk, Na Gyi, Anegga, and Wyne, for encouraging civil servants to join ongoing civil disobedience movement. According to The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), 495 individuals have been arrested as of 17 February 2021.[verification needed]
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, pursuit of arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, the spread of disinformation, political overtures to competing political parties to participate in the newly formed State Administration Council, the interim governing body, deployment of pro-military protesters and instigators, and the violent use of force to suppress protests.
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In response to the growing protest movement, the military regime has enacted a number of countermeasures. These include internet and social media blackout, a media blackout, pursuit of arrests and criminal sentences against protesters, the spread of disinformation, political overtures to competing political parties to participate in the newly formed State Administration Council (the interim governing body), deployment of pro-military protesters and instigators, and the violent use of force to suppress protests.
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Proposed cybersecurity law |
On 9 February, a 36-page draft cybersecurity law was circulated to Myanmar's mobile operators and telecoms license holders for industry feedback. The draft bill would make internet providers accountable for preventing or removing content that "cause[s] hatred, destroy unity and tranquility." A coalition of 150 civil service organizations publicly denounced the bill for violating the fundamental rights to freedom of expression, data protection, and privacy, and other democratic norms in the digital space, and for granting state authorities the ability to ban unfavorable content, restrict ISPs, and intercept data. On 15 February, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry urged authorities not to rush enacting the law, noting that the law could negatively impact Myanmar's digital growth and hinder foreign investments.
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On 9 February, a 36-page draft cybersecurity law was circulated to Myanmar's mobile operators and telecoms license holders for industry feedback. The draft bill would make internet providers accountable for preventing or removing content that "cause[s] hatred, destroy unity and tranquility." A coalition of 150 civil service organizations publicly denounced the bill for violating the fundamental rights to freedom of expression, data protection, privacy, and other democratic norms in the digital space. They also criticized granting state authorities the ability to ban unfavorable content, restrict ISPs, and intercept data. On 15 February, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry urged authorities not to rush into enacting the law, noting that the law could negatively impact Myanmar's digital growth and hinder foreign investments.
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2021-02-19T15:42:20Z |
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2021-02-19T15:43:01Z |
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2021-02-19T16:48:52Z |
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