(1 Mar 2021) Anti-coup protesters, including dozens of monks, took to the streets of Mandalay in Myanmar on Monday, a day after security forces opened fire and made mass arrests as they sought to break up protests against the military’s seizure of power.
Some protesters were holding signs reading ''We don't accept military coup'' or images of the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained by the military in a February 1 coup.
Across the country, at least 18 people are believed to have been killed by security forces, according the a U.N report.
Confirming the deaths of protesters has been difficult amid the chaos and general lack of news from official sources, especially in areas outside Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyitaw, the capital.
But in many cases, photos and video circulated showed circumstances of the killings and gruesome photos of bodies.
The coup reversed years of slow progress toward democracy in Myanmar after five decades of military rule.
Suu Kyi’s party would have been installed for a second five-year term in office, but the army blocked Parliament from convening and detained her and President Win Myint, as well as other top members of Suu Kyi’s government.
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