After a decline in mobilization over the past few days, tens of thousands of demonstrators again took to the streets on Wednesday in Burma.

These opponents, especially the young, assure that they will fight "to the end" against the coup d'état despite the repression of the military junta.

In Burma, no respite for opponents of the military junta.

Despite the repression and the army which squares the streets, the demonstrators are very numerous every day and, Wednesday morning, the militants even managed to partially paralyze the center of Rangoon, the economic capital of the country.

For these Burmese, it was a question of carrying out a coup de force after the rather sparse processions of the last days.

The military regime did not fail to highlight this drop in mobilization, a sign of the dying of protest.

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A city center blocked by cars

On Wednesday, the activists were tens of thousands to defy the restrictions in force in the country.

Some even speak of more than 100,000 people taking to the streets of the city.

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We wanted to show that we did not become weak

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The order was to come by car and thus paralyze the city center to prevent the police from intervening, says Thantar Win, a French-speaking tour guide who spent the day in the middle of the crowd.

"With private cars and taxis, we blocked four square kilometers, next to the town hall. We have to be very careful because, all around, there are a lot of police stations, with soldiers", she explains.

"But today, we wanted to show that we have not become weak. The other days, we dispersed in front of the embassies and the United Nations office. But here, today, we all stay together."

Credit: Ye Aung THU / AFP

New events planned for Thursday

Signs "Free our leaders", "down with the military dictatorship", "stop murders" were brandished throughout the procession.

For Pye, also a tourist guide, it is above all the young people who have led the movement.

"Young people don't want to stay in a military regime. People around 40 are a little afraid of the military, but young people are always against."

New demonstrations are planned for Thursday, but the meeting place will not be known until the last moment, in the early morning.