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HappeningNow: #Myanmar #LGBTQ community in #Yangon march and protest against the #militarycoup. Interesting that not only they chant in normal fashion but shouting in #Burmese LGBTQ-code language.
InVid: "To achieve democracy- Our duty, Our duty."
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Yangon protesters comeback with strong & very uniform voice after taking in the death of protesters in Mandalay. InVid: "We don't accept what you did in 1988. Its 2021 now" #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
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Footages on social media, at least 6 #Myanmar police pressing down a person in Tarmwe tsp this morning. Anti-#coup are violently cracked down all morning in multiple places today. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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#Myanmar police have been using this kind of #Flashbang (Sound grenade) to disperse the pro-#democracy protesters in Yangon this two days. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Doctors&MedsStudent Thread:
Thousands of various medical professionals and med-students demonstrated against #militarycoup in Yangon this morning. Police has been chasing then from the start. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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I'll be updating as much as I can. But I understand 40-50 of doctors arrested and asked to take off their dutycoat before they're pushed into the prison vans. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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SanChaung Thread:
I'm in SanChaung. In Vid: you can hear the possible gun shots or stun grenades. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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8:45 AM - at SawBwarGyiGone (စော်ဘွားကြီးကုန်း) Insein Tsp - I saw 2 YBS buses filled with people. <They were waving three-finger salute from inside> Two #police vehicles in the front and back escorted them, heading towards #Yangon downtown. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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I'm at the funeral of a pro-democracy protester, 23yro, NyiNyiAungHtetNaing who was shot dead when police opened fire on Sunday. His brother just had non-epileptic vagal attack from the grieve, I stop filming out of respect for the family. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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I am in SanChaung Tsp: despite having Police troop at the end of the street, pro-democracy protesters gathered and aldy built up defence for voices and chanting in the back. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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I just got * forcefully* handed a お握りby a lady. She said -You get hungry when you run, Save this- This is one of the support functions for protest crowds - You have water suppy, tanks with shields for frontliners, Voices behind & scouts for sighting. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Contacts send to me. Army soliders pointed gun at a resident in #Yangon around 1 PM today. I will include another video I took other day in which police were pointing guns into apartments.#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Vid recorded in Sanchaung tsp.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Military (multiple) jets spotted in #Mandalay sky this morning (8:48AM). @hninyadanazaw has the images of jet in Yangon sky yesterday.
#Myanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Mandalay:
Between 21:45 - 20:00 -
my contacts confirm they heard gunshots around 62 street - 116 (or) 114 street. It was out of blue so not many ppl got to record on vids or photos. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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1/4 Contacts in Mandalay tell me - Army troops opened the grave of 19yro, Anti-coup protester - “Kyal Sin “@ “邓家希” (Who was shot dead on 3/3/2021) around 4-5 PM today. #WhatsHappeningInMaynmar
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THREAD:
(Images in tweets are from civilians, allowed to use)
State media reported “Protesters burned materials on the road to block security forces”. Footages from civilians today show forces burning bamboo fences made by pro-democracy protesters. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
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Some residents in downtown called out for help saying the police are banging on doors and knocking off the stairway locks. Plus, sources confirmed that a vehicle with about 10 police parked in Yangon University near Economic school part.
#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar twitter.com/cape_diamond/s…
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Pro-#democracy protesters have evolved over time and ways of demonstration are changed. Tension between security forces and ppl hasn’t been calmed down since Feb9 but ppl gathered in nearer neighbourhoods for sit-in protests for each township. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Frontliners in protests have started their self-trainings in case of being dispersed with teargas, flashbangs and rubber-bullets. A frontliner says “We’ll run too but we can buy some time for ppl in the back to run first”. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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HappeningNow:
In Yankin tsp, Quarter2. Military truck drove in, to station at administration office. Neighbourhood has gathered to express “We don’t now want any solider or army related” nearby. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Hundreds of ppl have gathered inside&outside of the premises. Strongly rejecting the camping saying “We’re not gonna live until they leave”. Time is approaching 8:00 PM which is curfew time. Main concern of the public is night dragging. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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They left the conversation.
Went upstairs.
Changed into army uniforms
then came down.
Troop-leader mentioned before he went upstairs “Tsp police station called me, I could call the police if I want.”
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar twitter.com/_naungkham/sta…
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Info. came from a frd-journalist:
Riot police are breaking private properties including #medic shelters. Customers & staffs of a tea-shop dragged onto army vehicle and detained. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
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UNIMPORTANT: A #korean living in Yangon made these snacks for pro-democracy protesters and journalists. (Not gonna mention township for location discretion).
Crowd say “Oppa, ThankYou”
“오빠, 감사합니다” in Korean. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
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