The United Nations said on Monday that at least 138 protesters have been killed in Myanmar since the February 1 military coup
People use their mobile phones to check the connection and Facebook outside an internet shop in Naypyidaw on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “strongly condemns this ongoing violence against peaceful protesters and the continuing violation of the fundamental human rights of the people of Myanmar,” Dujarric said.
The coup reversed years of slow progress toward democracy in Myanmar, which for five decades had languished under strict military rule that led to international isolation and sanctions. Protesters in some areas have recently started to use tactics meant to avoid violent confrontations. On Tuesday, reports on social media said candlelight marches before sunrise were held in Mawlamyaing in Mon State in southeastern Myanmar.
138
No. of protesters killed since the coup as per the UN
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