Sanjhi Soch buero :Staffers of the University Hospital hold signs that read “Protect democracy” and “Reject the military coup. Free our president. Respect our Votes” during a civil disobedience gathering Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar. A senior member of Myanmar’s deposed ruling party has become the latest prominent politician arrested as the country’s new military government confronts continuing resistance to its seizure of power.Bangkok : Myanmar people living in Thailand hold pictures of Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during a protest in front of the Myanmar Embassy, in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Myanmar’s military took control of the country under a one-year state of emergency.Myanmar’s military personnel stand guard at a checkpoint manned with armored vehicles blocking a road leading to the parliament building Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.Myanmar nationals living in Thailand set fire to a picture of Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during a protest in front of Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. The military announced Monday that it will take power for one year, accusing Suu Kyi’s government of not investigating allegations of voter fraud in recent elections. Suu Kyi’s party swept that vote and the military-backed party did poorly. The state Election Commission has refuted the allegations.People clap to make noise as they participate in a symbolic act of civil disobedience to protest against military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2021. About 70 recently elected lawmakers defied the new military government on Thursday by convening a symbolic meeting of the Parliament that was prevented from opening. They signed their oaths of office at a government guesthouse in the capital, Naypyitaw, where about 400 of them were detained in the aftermath of the takeover.Supporters of Myanmar military wave Myanmar national flags during a rally supporting military coup in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Myanmar’s new military government has blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday’s coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected civilian government and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Burmese living in Japan and supporters march during a protest in front of the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Myanmar’s new leader said the military government installed after Monday’s coup plans an investigation into alleged fraud in last year’s elections and will also prioritize the COVID-19 outbreak and the economy, a state newspaper reported Wednesday. (
