The Burmese mourn young Kyal Sin and take to the streets
A large crowd gathered in Mandalay, the country's second largest city, for Kyal Sin's funeral on March 4, 2021. AP - STR
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In Burma, despite the bloody repression of Wednesday March 3;
at least 38 dead according to the UN, pro-democracy demonstrators continue to challenge the military junta.
On March 4, several hundred people again took to the streets, especially in Rangoon, the economic capital.
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We are united,
" chanted some demonstrators this morning in Rangoon.
They are young, for the most part, and protect themselves behind makeshift barricades they have built with old tires, bricks and sandbags.
The parabolic antennas of their television serve as a shield against them to be recognized by the police.
Independent news sites like Eleven Myanmar are also reporting protests in other cities across the country.
Proof that despite the violent repression with the use of lethal weapons, the Burmese continue to challenge the military junta.
Protests in Pathein on March 4th this morning were crackdown.
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- ElevenMyanmar (@ElevenMyanmar) March 4, 2021
This Thursday morning a large crowd gathered in Mandalay, the country's second city, to attend the funeral of a 19-year-old girl.
Kyal Sin was killed yesterday Wednesday from live ammunition.
She has become a symbol of protest: in a photo that goes around social networks, we see her shortly before her death, wearing a t-shirt with the slogan “Everything will be fine”.
RIP Ma Kyal Sin.
One of many shot by the Myanmar military today.
I'm so sad & wish that I could do more than paint these pictures.
Int'l community don't look away.
Keep the pressure on.
It is the least we can do for the people of Myanmar.
#MilkTeaAlliance #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar pic.twitter.com/FsjfUmYhf1
- Tams Lu (@tamyumkung) March 3, 2021
19 yr old Kyal Sin, Angel in English, left letter saying "If I was wounded & couldn't be back to good condition, pls do not save me. I will give the left useful parts of my body to someone who needs it. "was shot in the head, died ystday in Mandalay.Real Angel.
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- Yanghee Lee (@YangheeLeeSKKU) March 4, 2021
This is the funeral for 19-year-old Kyal Sin, Angel, a protester in Myanmar who was killed by security forces yesterday and has become a symbol for coup opponents for her defiance in the face of risks she knew well https: // t .co / oV7tsInykf #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar pic.twitter.com/tCVnJM2vlt
- Matthew Tostevin (@TostevinM) March 4, 2021
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We are horrified and repulsed by the violence,
" said the US government on Wednesday (March 3), which asks China to use its influence with the junta.
French President Emanuel Macron for his part calls for an end to the repression.
The bloody response by the military is also strongly condemned by the UN, which calls for strong sanctions against the regime.
Tomorrow, Friday, March 5, the Security Council will meet behind closed doors to discuss it.
China and Russia have so far refused to condemn the generals' coup.
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