People attend the funeral procession for protester Kyal Sin, in Mandalay on March 4, 2021, a day after she was shot in the head while taking part in a demonstration against the military coup.
The UN rights office also said it has verified at least 54 deaths since the coup — though the actual number could be far higher — and over 1,700 people have been detained. A residential neighbourhood known for its hip cafes, restaurants and bars, its streets on Thursday were transformed with barricades built from sandbags, tyres, bricks and barbed wire.
Among them was Associated Press photographer Thein Zaw, who was arrested Saturday as he covered a demonstration in Yangon. Video emerged on Wednesday of him being held in a chokehold by police as he was handcuffed. In Yangon’s North Okkalapa — where at least six demonstrators were killed by security forces — a makeshift shrine was created where a protester was slain.
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