Protests against the military coup in Myanmar

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 Kyi’s 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 Kyi’s 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