Death of Kyal Sin
Kyal Sin, also known as Angel or by her Chinese name, Deng Jia Xi, was a 19-year-old woman from Mandalay who was killed on 3 March 2021 during the 2021 protests.[1] She became an icon of the anti-coup protest movement after she was shot dead.[2] Kyal Sin emerged as an early martyr and symbol of resistance against the military junta's use of violence to suppress a protest movement.[3][4][5][6] She was one of several teenagers who gave up their lives in the protests.[7][8][9][10][11][12] As of 13 March, soldiers have killed around 60 civilians; more than a third of the dead are teenagers.[13]
Personal background
Kyal Sin was of Burmese-Chinese descent. She was a taekwondo instructor and champion,[14] and worked as a dancer.[15]
She had made a Facebook post prior to the event stating her blood type in case she was injured and her wish for her organs to be donated should she die during the protest.[16]
Protest and death
During the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Kyal Sin began to express her support online for arrested civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the ruling National League for Democracy.[17]
On 3 March 2021, she participated in a protest in Mandalay wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with Everything will be OK. A photograph of her wearing the T-shirt has become iconic.[18]
During the protest, she is reported to have broken open a water pipe to allow protestors to wash tear gas from their eyes, thrown a tear gas cannister back at police, and encouraged protestors to take cover when live rounds were fired.[15]
While she was on the front line of the protest she was shot dead.[19][15]
Her funeral on 4 March 2021 was attended by several thousands protesters.[20][21]
The next day, authorities went to the cemetery where her remains were buried and exhumed the body for autopsy. They claimed that she had not been killed by police as she had been shot from behind, although photos show she had her head turned away from the police.[22]
References
- ↑ Beech, Hannah (4 March 2021). "'She Is a Hero': In Myanmar's Protests, Women Are on the Front Lines". The New York Times.
- ↑ Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company (6 March 2021). "Grave of slain protester disturbed in Myanmar". Bangkok Post.
- ↑ "'We will not run!': 19-year-old's death inspires Myanmar protesters — and inflames crisis". Los Angeles Times. 4 March 2021.
- ↑ "'She is a hero': In Myanmar's protests, women are on the frontlines". www.businesstimes.com.sg. 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "Myanmar mourns killing of anti-coup 'angel'". TRT World. 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "Myanmar army violates grave shot dead resistance hero Angel (19) | Abroad". Netherlands News Live. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ↑ "Myanmar coup: 'Everything will be OK' teenage protester mourned". March 4, 2021 – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ "Myanmar coup: Kyal Sin alias Angel knew everything will not be OK". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ↑ "မတ်လ ၃ ရက် ကြွေလွင့်ကြယ်စင်". BBC News မြန်မာ. March 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Teen among victims after Myanmar's 'bloodiest day'". NewsComAu. March 3, 2021.
- ↑ "ONE's Aung La mourns death of protesting Burmese taekwondo champ, 19". South China Morning Post. March 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Bị bắn chết ở Myanmar: Còn mãi tấm áo tuổi 19". BBC News Tiếng Việt. March 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Myanmar's generals have not thought their coup through". The Economist. 2021-03-13. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ↑ "ONE's Aung La mourns death of protesting Burmese taekwondo champ, 19". South China Morning Post. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Staff, Reuters (2021-03-04). "'Everything will be OK': slain Myanmar teen's T-shirt slogan spurs defiance". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ↑ "Opinion: Death Of A Teenage Protester in Myanmar". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ↑ Theint, Nandi; Smith, Nicola (6 March 2021). "From first vote to bullet in the head: Death of Myanmar teenager crystallises bloody protests movement". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "Myanmar exhumes Angel only to find police 'innocent' of killing teen". independent.
- ↑ "Military Regime Can't Defeat Myanmar's Brave Hearts". The Irrawaddy. 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "မကြယ်စင်(၁၉ နှစ်) နာရေး". Radio Free Asia (in မြန်မာဘာသာ). 4 March 2021.
- ↑ "Shooting Death, Raid of Protester's Grave Spark Anger in Myanmar's Mandalay". Radio Free Asia. 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "Myanmar coup: Party official dies in custody after security raids". 7 March 2021 – via www.bbc.com.
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