Myanmar: Over 100 peaceful protesters killed so far; country descends into further chaos

SUMMARY

At least 138 peaceful protesters have been killed in Myanmar since the February 1 military coup, the United Nations said on March 15, a day when local monitoring groups said 20 people were killed by security forces

By CNBCTV18.comMar 16, 2021 5:54:25 PM IST (Published)

At least 138 peaceful protesters have been killed in Myanmar since the February 1 military coup, the United Nations said on March 15, a day when local monitoring groups said 20 people were killed by security forces. Protests continue against the junta -- that seized power six weeks ago -- in Myanmar's Hlaing Thayer area of Yangon where 18 people were killed on Saturday. The country has witnessed violence at the hands of security forces after the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to demand a return to democracy.

A woman displays a tattoo with a three-finger salute and the phrase "spring revolution" over a map of Myanmar.

A relative mourns Min Khant Soe, who was shot and killed during a crackdown by security force on anti-coup protesters in Yangon.

Myanmar's ruling junta has declared martial law in a wide area in the country's largest city Yangon, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month's military coup.

The UN food agency warned that rising food and fuel prices in Myanmar since the military coup risk undermining the ability of poor families to feed themselves. This file photo shows farmers working in a rice field in Dala township near Yangon.

Over 400 people, many of them policemen, have crossed into neighbouring India since the coup. Image shows Myanmar nationals including those who said they are police and firemen, flash the three-finger salute at an undisclosed location in Mizoram, India.

Residents display a red banner with an insignia of the National League of Democracy party of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an anti-coup rally held despite an overnight curfew in Yangon.

Anti-coup protesters display placards as they gather in Yangon. The grassroots movement has sprung up across the country to challenge the military's seizure of power with daily protests that the army has tried to crush with increasingly deadly violence.