Last month, Myanmar’s military leaders seized power from elected officials, shortly after an election they viewed unfavorably. In recent weeks, protests against the coup have expanded nationwide, and the police crackdown on demonstrations has escalated. The United Nations estimates that more than 75 people have been killed so far, as security forces fire tear gas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition at demonstrators. Despite the violence, protests and acts of civil disobedience continue, as many groups unite to call for democracy and an end to decades of military influence and control over their country. The following images from Myanmar were taken over the past week.
Protests Continue in Myanmar, Despite Crackdown
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People are arrested by security forces alongside dismantled and burning barricades that were set up by protesters demonstrating against the military coup, in Yangon on March 12, 2021. #
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The sister of Chit Min Thu, a protester who died during a demonstration against the military coup on March 11, cries as she makes the three-finger salute during her brother's funeral in Yangon on March 13, 2021. #
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Mourners make the three-finger salute as they attend the funeral for Ye Swe Oo, who was shot and killed on March 13 during a crackdown by security forces on protesters demonstrating against the military coup, in Mandalay on March 14, 2021. #
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A resident, who was shot during a crackdown by security forces against an anti-coup demonstration, is carried to safety by protesters in Yangon's Hlaing Thar Yar Township on March 14, 2021. #
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Protesters run from tear gas fired by security forces, as some demonstrators also let off fire extinguishers, next to a barricade set up during a demonstration in Mandalay on March 15, 2021. #
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People use their mobile phones to check their connection and Facebook apps outside an internet cafe in Naypyidaw on March 16, 2021, after Myanmar authorities ordered telecommunication companies to restrict their services on the mobile-data networks, following the February 1 military coup. #
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People give a three-fingered salute during the funeral of Khant Nyar Hein in Yangon on March 16, 2021. Khant Ngar Hein, an 18-year-old medicine student, was shot in the chest on Sunday, March 14, in Tamwe, Yangon, by security forces during an anti-coup protest. #
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The mother of Khant Nyar Hein reacts during his funeral in Yangon on March 16, 2021, after the first-year medical student was shot dead during a crackdown by security forces against protesters. #
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Armed riot-police officers charge after firing tear gas and rubber bullets as anti-coup protesters abandon their makeshift barricades and run in Yangon, on March 16, 2021. #
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A protester walks amid smoke from burning tires, past a makeshift barricade, during a crackdown by security forces on demonstrations against the military coup in Yangon on March 16, 2021. #
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