More than 125 people died in the bloody repression of the anti-military coup demonstrations that took place in Burma on Feb. 1, which left at least 38 dead on Sunday, according to data from the Association for the Assistance of Prisoners Politicians (AAPP). ).
Most of the deaths the day before took place in Rangoon, where security forces fired live ammunition at protesters in at least nine neighborhoods in the city, the most populous in the country and the former capital.
In Hlaing Than Yar district, northwest of Rangoon, 22 civilians were killed and 20 injured, including 3 in critical condition, as a result of the brutal repression by police and soldiers, the AAPP denounced.
The military junta that came to power in Burma on the first day of February last year announced on MRTV public channel last night the imposition of martial law in the popular district of Hlaing Than Yar, where, according to the Myanmar Labor News, on Sunday. several factories’ portal were consumed by flames.
The Chinese Embassy in Burma noted on Facebook that some of the factories destroyed by the fires are owned by Chinese businessmen and demanded that the authorities arrest their perpetrators and “guarantee the safety of Chinese companies and personnel”.
In other cities in the country, such as Bago, Mandalay and Hpakant, people were also killed the day before as a result of the gunfire by the security forces.
The AAPP also mentions that more than 2,150 people have been arrested since the military uprising, including 319 who have already been released.
THE UN CONDEMNS VIOLENCE
The United Nations envoy to Burma, Christine Schraner, on Sunday condemned the ongoing attacks in the country against pro-democracy protesters and asked the Burmese military junta to heed calls from the international community to pursue a path of dialogue. open and respect human rights. and fundamental freedoms.
Schraner “strongly condemned the continued bloodshed in the country as the military calls on international calls, including that of the National Security Council, to exercise containment, dialogue and full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms,” said a statement.
The UN representative said she had heard personal testimonies “heartbreaking” about murders, violence against protesters and torture of prisoners in recent hours.
“Continued brutality, including against medical personnel, and the destruction of public infrastructure are undermining opportunities for peace and stability,” noted Schraner.
This weekend, the so-called Burmese civilian government, made up of elected officials who had been deposed from the coup by the military junta, called for a “revolution” to restore democracy and authorized self-defense for civilians against bloody repression by the security forces.
Protests across the country reject the power of the military junta and demand a return to democracy, respect for the results of the November elections and the release of anyone detained by the military, including the deposed leader of the government. Nobel Peace Prize Aung San Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi, who has been detained by the military since the first day of the coup, is scheduled to appear before a Burmese court for the third time, which could file new charges against her in addition to the four already charged.
The uniformed men justify the coup by alleged electoral fraud in the November elections, which saw the National League for Democracy, Suu Kyi’s party, and which were described as legitimate by international observers, through the election.