Myanmar: Protesters defy crackdown; nun pleads police not to shoot at civilians -- see photos

SUMMARY

Myanmar has been roiled by protests and other acts of civil disobedience since February 1, after a coup toppled elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi's government just as it was to start its second term

By CNBCTV18.comMar 11, 2021 9:16:53 AM IST (Published)

Anti-coup protesters watch from the front lines in Yangon as civilians took the streets in their first mass protests in defiance of an 8 pm curfew imposed by the police, seeking support for an estimated 200 students trapped by security forces in a small area in one of the neighbourhoods.

An anti-coup demonstrator sprays a fire extinguisher as he runs away from a barricade during protests in Yangon.

Police officers stand guard after they seized Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon. Police cordoned off part of Yangon's Sanchaung neighbourhood and were conducting door-to-door searches for those who fled attacks by security forces to seek shelter in the homes of sympathetic strangers.

People flee to safety during an anti-coup protest in Loikaw. Security forces chased crowds, harassed residents watching from windows and fired stun grenades. Reports suggest that multiple people suffered injuries from rubber bullets.

A police vehicle drives past after they seized Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup demonstrators.

A nun, identified as Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng, kneels in front of police officers to ask security forces to refrain from violence against children and residents amid anti-coup protests in Myitkyina.

An anti-coup protester steps on a defaced image of Commander in Chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, also Chairman of the State Administrative Council, in Mandalay.

Demonstrators gather to protest against the military takeover in Myanmar. They carried homemade shields and moved with more caution adapting their tactics to the escalating violence from security forces not reluctant to use lethal force to break up crowds.

An anti-coup protester walks on a section of a road blocked with bricks in Mandalay, Myanmar.