{"id":4509,"date":"2021-03-25T15:30:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T15:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/?p=4509"},"modified":"2021-03-25T15:30:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T15:30:05","slug":"dozens-killed-in-myanmars-worst-day-of-violence-since-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/2021\/03\/25\/dozens-killed-in-myanmars-worst-day-of-violence-since-coup\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens Killed in Myanmar&#8217;s Worst Day of Violence Since Coup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link to Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/mar\/03\/dozens-killed-in-myanmars-worst-day-of-violence-since-coup\">Dozens Killed in Myanmar\u2019s Worst Day of Violence Since Coup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 38 people have been killed after Myanmar\u2019s security forces opened fire on peaceful anti-coup protesters in multiple towns and cities, in the worst day of violence since the military coup last month. Police and military have increasingly used lethal violence in an attempt to crush demonstrations, killing more than 50 people since the coup on 1 February, according to the United Nations. Crowds have continued to take to the streets daily in defiance of the military junta, with just goggles, hard hats and homemade shields for protection. Protesters are demanding that the military restore democracy and for their elected leaders to be released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security forces used deadly force in several cities including Monywa, where six people were killed and at least 30 injured, a witness told the Guardian. Hundreds of people had turned out to protest when police opened fire around 11am. A protester who witnessed the crackdown in North Okkalapa township told the Guardian that the firing was continuous. \u201cI\u2019m still going to go to the frontlines. If I get shot and die then so be it. I can\u2019t stand it any more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demonstrators in the area had been blocking off roads so that prison transport vehicles carrying young female detainees could not pass, the protester said. The demonstrators had heard reports of women being sexually assaulted in prisons and feared for the safety of those onboard. Separately, distressing CCTV footage published by Radio Free Asia showed police stopping an ambulance and detaining three medics. The police assaulted them, kicking and beating them with gun butts. Almost 1,300 people have been detained since the military seized power, including the country\u2019s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who faces four charges, and the president, Win Myint. Two new charges were announced against Win Myint on Wednesday, including one for an alleged breach of the constitution, punishable by up to three years in prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Link to Article: Dozens Killed in Myanmar\u2019s Worst Day of Violence Since Coup At least 38 people have been killed after Myanmar\u2019s security forces opened fire on peaceful anti-coup protesters in multiple towns and cities, in the worst day of violence since the military coup last month. Police and military have increasingly used lethal violence in an attempt to crush&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/2021\/03\/25\/dozens-killed-in-myanmars-worst-day-of-violence-since-coup\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analysis-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/172"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4510,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4509\/revisions\/4510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}