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Pro-Democrat protesters in Myanmar are seeking new means of communication since the junta ordered the closure of wireless broadband services in the country. As of Friday, most users have no internet, according to Reuters. The military junta has previously blocked mobile data.
Since the military coup on February 1, the national protest movement has used social media to organize and spread images and clips of the brutal junta violence. Up to 550 people have lost their lives in the protests, according to the activist group critical of the AAPP regime. Last Saturday, the bloodiest day since the coup, 141 people died.
The military has not explained its order to operators to shut down wireless broadband services. The protest groups on Friday tried to circumvent the measure and began to communicate by radio, news announcements through text messages and mobile applications that work without a network connection.
“In the coming days, street protests will take place,” said protest leader Khin Sadar on Facebook before the shutdown, Reuters said.
– Connect is. Let’s listen to the radio again. Let’s also call each other, Sadar continued.
The violent response of the military junta about the protests have continued throughout the week. On the night between Thursday and Friday, one person is said to have died after security forces opened fire on protesters in the town of Monywa, about 100 kilometers from Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, Al reports. Jazeera. On Thursday, protesters burned copies of a 2008 military constitution.
Protesters left flowers Friday at various locations related to the deadly junta violence. To honor and remember the victims, people during the “flower strikes” have raised roses and three fingers to the sky, a symbol of resistance widely used in the country. Entire benches have been covered in flowers along with messages like “Myanmar is bleeding.”
Burmese people raise three fingers in the air during “flower strikes” to honor their dead.
Photo: Theint Mon Soe / SOPA Images / Shutterstock
In addition to blocking the Internet, The military junta has made new accusations against the ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She was arrested in connection with the February military coup along with several members of her NLD party. They have been incarcerated ever since.
On Thursday, court hearings were held on previous charges against Suu Kyi. So far, the military has charged her with misdemeanors, such as possession of unauthorized communications equipment and violations of crown restrictions. A few hours after the negotiations, her chief lawyer, Khin Maung Zaw, announced that the military junta accused her of violating an old secrecy law. Violations can result in up to 14 years in prison.
The law was enacted in 1923 when the country was a British colony. It makes it a crime to spread all the information the government is sitting on everywhere.
Chief Counsel Khin Maung Zaw told Reuters that he learned of the new charges a few days ago, despite the fact that they were filed in a court in Rangoon a week earlier. Four of Suu Kyi’s employees are also accused of violating the Law of Secrecy. Among them is Suu Kyi’s and Australian financial advisor Sean Turnell.
Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is accused of violating an ancient law of secrecy.
Photo: Thet Aung / AFP
Suu Kyi participated in the negotiations on Thursday through a link. Lawyer Min Min Soe represented her in the negotiations and said the civilian leader appears to be in good health. Furthermore, the lawyer noted that Suu Kyi may not be aware of the rampant situation in the country, as she has not had the opportunity to meet or inform her client.
Brilliant parts of the world it has condemned the junta’s violence against pro-democracy protests and some diplomatic fallout has started to emerge. Among other things, Britain has imposed sanctions on a large army-controlled conglomerate, Reuters reports.
On Friday, the UN Security Council condemned the violence for the third time. This after two days of negotiations with the permanent member China, which has opposed too harsh measures. The country’s ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun, said on Wednesday that China wants to see peace, stability and a transition to democracy in Myanmar, but does not support sanctions.
“Unilateral pressure and calls for sanctions or other coercive measures will only lead to increased tensions and clashes that will further complicate the situation,” Zhang said in a written statement.
The Security Council said in a statement that it “deeply regrets the escalation of the situation and strongly condemns the use of force against peaceful protesters and the deaths of hundreds of civilians, including women and children.”
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