At least 14 protesters killed in Myanmar after crackdown

The leader of the deputies overthrown in hiding urged the demonstrators to defend themselves, after one of the deadliest days since the February 1 military coup, which has killed more than 80 people in Myanmar over the past six weeks. While the military junta has declared martial law in the Rangoon region, some police are fleeing their orders to avoid being complicit in the killings.

Huge makeshift barricades and peaceful sit-ins of hundreds of young people on the streets of Myanmar have not stopped the crackdown by Burmese security forces on another day of massive pro-democracy protests, according to the report. agency. Telam.

“I am very sorry for the people who gave their lives for the revolution, so I will fight for the fallen heroes to the end, as much as I can.”lamented a 21-year-old protester, as the number of “heroes of the revolution” continued to increase.

This Sunday, on the last day of protests against the military coup, at least 14 people died in clashes with the military, which – once again – used live ammunition, tear gas, guns and guns. water and arbitrary arrests to silence the voice of civil disobedience. Movement.

The number of deaths in the last day could be much higher. However, the death toll could increase dramatically. According to several activists and opponents of the military junta government denounce on Twitter, there are more than 30 dead across the country.