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One of several young women shot dead by the Myanmar army
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When Angel went to demonstrate against the military coup in Myanmar, he was wearing a T-shirt that read “Everything will be fine.”
Videos from last Wednesday show how he led a group of young protesters past the tear gas attacks and shouted slogans for unity.
They then shot him in the head.
Ma Kyal Sin, or Angel as she was called, knew what she was risking when she took to the streets of Mandalay, Myanmar. Before the demo, he had written his blood type on social media, along with a wish that his organs would be donated if the worst happened.
Despite the dangers, Ángel, 19, took to the streets to show his dissatisfaction with the military that has taken over the country, the same military that have been criticized by the human rights organization Human Rights Watch for systematic violations of women belonging to minorities. .
Wearing a T-shirt that said everything would be fine, “Everything will be fine”, and armed only with a bottle of Coca Cola to rinse the tear gas from the eyes of the other protesters, Angel Kyal Sin was one of thousands who refused. to give up their dreams of a Myanmar free from a military regime. Angel’s father supported her political activism. According to the NY Times, he said goodbye to her with a hug before she left to make her voice heard.
– We will not escape, he yells in a video that captures his last moment alive.
19-year-old angel with the T-shirt with the text “Everything will be fine.”
Clips from the film show her shouting slogans that are answered by other young protesters while shielding themselves from tear gas attacks.
– The blood of our people must never reach the ground, he says.
The bloodiest day yet
Later that day, Ángel lay dead, shot in the head by the military against whom he was demonstrating. It was the bloodiest day so far since the military coup on February 1, according to the UN, killing at least 30 people.
– She is a hero for our country, says Ma Cho Nwe Oo, one of Angel’s best friends for the newspaper.
– By participating in the revolution, our generation of young women shows that we are as brave as men, she says.
Photo: TT NYHETSBYRÅN
When Angel was buried Thursday, hundreds of people mourned her.
Photo: TT NYHETSBYRÅN
On social media, thousands more express their support for Angel.
Young women have really taken the lead during the protests, despite the violence and hijacked communication routes that followed the military coup. Trade union groups from female-dominated professions, such as teachers, textile workers and health workers, have been on the front lines. On Wednesday, the same day that Ángel was killed, two more young women were shot and killed.
The military leader criticizes his clothes.
Catholic nuns, Buddhist monks, Muslim students and drag queens have also been seen on the streets with the young women. The sign of the protest movement with three fingers in the air is taken from the fictional story of “The Hunger Games.”
– Gen Z is a fearless generation, says Honey Aung, older sister of Kyawt Nandar Aung who, like Angel, also died of a gunshot to the head on Wednesday.
– My sister demonstrated every day. He hated the dictatorship, he tells the NY Times.
The country’s unjust leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, has reacted to the participation of the women by criticizing their clothing, which he considers “inappropriate for Myanmar’s culture.” By that he means the fact that most people wear pants.
When Angel was buried on Thursday, the day after her death, hundreds of people mourned her. On social media, thousands more express their support for what has become a martyr for the democracy movement, which has so far claimed at least 54 lives.
– I will always remember Angel with pride, says my friend Ma Cho Nwe Oo.
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