Protests against the military coup in Myanmar February 9, 2021 by Press Trust of India Yangon: Protesters gather outside the Hledan Center in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 6, 2021. Protests in Myanmar against the military coup that removed Aung San Suu KyiÄôs government from power have grown in recent days despite official efforts to make organizing them difficult or even illegal. AP/PTI Mandalay: A protest supporter offers flowers and kneels on a road before a police officer in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Feb. 6, 2021. Protests in Myanmar against the military coup that removed Aung San Suu KyiÄôs government from power have grown in recent days despite official efforts to make organizing them difficult or even illegal. AP/PTI Mandalay: Protesters display placards with a defaced image of Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing and calling for the release of detained Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Protesters continued to gather Tuesday morning in major cities breaching Myanmar’s new military rulers ban of public gathering of five or more issued on Monday intended to crack down on peaceful public protests opposing their takeover. Placards in the front read as” No dictatorship.” AP/PTI