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Demonstrations against the inauguration of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon took place for the second day in a row.
Many protesters wore red. This color is associated with Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD).
“We will go ahead and keep demanding until we have democracy. Abolish the military dictatorship, “a 37-year-old protester told AFP.
Other protesters carried “We don’t want a military dictatorship” banners.
Many people who marched and chanted demonstrated a three-finger gesture borrowed from the Thai movement for democracy.
Police trucks gathered at the demonstration site near Yangon University, and officers were prepared for the riots.
“The military dictatorship in our country has long roots,” said Myat Soe Kyawas, a 27-year-old protester. “We must resist it.”
The march was held in Myanmar for the second time this week with the internet turned off. A similar internet blackout was carried out on Monday when Aung San Suu Kyi and other high-ranking leaders of the country were arrested.
The raids on Monday morning disrupted a 10-year experiment in democracy in Myanmar and sparked anger that spread from social media to the streets.
Internet calls to protest the military coup have fueled increasingly bold acts of disobedience to the new regime, including actions in which many people across the country simultaneously contaminated deafening pots and pans. In Myanmar, this behavior is associated with rites of repulsion from evil spirits.
Sunday morning at 8 pm, the people of Yangon again contaminated the pots.
“Myanmar’s army and police must ensure that the right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and that protesters are not repressed,” the United Nations human rights office wrote on Twitter after protests on Saturday.
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