2018–2019 Myanmar protests
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The 2018–2019 protests in Myanmar were nationwide protests and nonviolent demonstrations by anti-war and minority groups that ensued into an popular wave of mass protest rallies and movement. The protests started with student-led anti-war demonstrations in May–July 2018, when protesters marched against conflict and surge in violence. Protesters were prosecuted over the next few months for violating the Burmese peaceful assembly law and were arrested for participating in protest actions. After the detainment of 2 Reuters journalists, protesters took to the streets marching against no free speech and free press, demanding press freedom. Street protests and demonstrations culminated in unprecedented arrests and waves of prosecutions. Ethnic minorities in 2018 participated in protests, calling for the end of war and conflict. In February–March, protesters were met with Rubber bullets and Water cannon as demonstrators marched calling for the removal of the independence statue of the hero of the country, Aung San, father of Aung San Suu Kyi. Protesters called for the removal, met with repression. The main demands of the youth-led and activist-led protests wasn’t met with the government.[1][2][3][4]
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- ↑ "Ethnic minorities across Myanmar protest against Aung San statues". Al Jazeera. 29 March 2019.
- ↑ "Myanmar activists charged after protesting independence hero statue". Reuters. February 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Protests grow over jailing of Reuters journalists in Myanmar". Al Jazeera. 16 September 2018.
- ↑ "Myanmar police to charge 17 anti-war protesters over demonstration". Reuters. May 14, 2018.
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