‘Easter Egg strike’ transforms protests against Burmese military junta

Burmese citizens have decided to overthrow protests against Sunday’s coup. With a “ Easter egg strike ”, the protesters sought to challenge the crackdown by the authorities, which has already claimed more than thousands of deaths. “Save Burma”, “We want democracy” or “Let’s get out of the way MAH” – in reference to the head of the military junta Min Aung Hlain – are some of the messages that decorate the Easter eggs, the photos of which were published this Sunday by the civil disobedience movement.

The campaign urged protesters to place eggs with pictures and messages in different parts of the country and share the pictures on social media, as they have collected in recent hours from independent media such as ‘L’ Irrawaddy ” and “ Myanmar Now ”.

“A chicken must hatch from an egg to hatch. We, the Burmese people, must fight with all our might against the injustice of the junta. “one protester, Wai Yan, told the DPA news agency. “We have to fight them until we win”, he proclaimed.

The so-called “Easter Egg Strike” on Sunday follows other themed days. They included a “flower demonstration,” in which protesters laid flowers in public places to honor those killed by security forces, and a “silent demonstration,” in which people across the countries have left the streets deserted.

Local media also reported new protests in several towns, showing scenes of tension between security forces and protesters. According to the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners (AAAP), at least 557 people have died since the February 1 coup and more than 2,600 are in detentionMany of them, held incommunicado without access to their families or their lawyers, are missing.

Authorities have issued arrest warrants for 40 Burmese celebrities, including singers, models and social media influencers, accused of disseminating information likely to riot in the armed forces. Among the accused is actress May Toe Khine, who has published several publications against the coup. The actress explained that television announced the order against her, regretting that she was being persecuted for “doing her job” as a civilian: “Using my platform to tell the truth.”

The council also blocked internet access for a large majority of the population.

UN envoy to Burma Christine Schraner Burgener warned of “unprecedented” risk of “civil war”. However, the UN Security Council remains divided. China and Russia are adamantly opposed to the idea of ​​the UN imposing sanctions, unlike the United States and the United Kingdom, which have already imposed them.

The military, which turns a deaf ear to international condemnation, justified the coup for alleged massive fraud in the November elections, which was won overwhelmingly by the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner’s party , 75 years old. The generals have strengthened their judicial seat against Aung San Suu Kyi, arrested and charged with corruption and violating a colonial law on state secrets.

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