Myanmar: police crackdown against protesters brings death toll to 4
Event- Country
- Myanmar
- Initial Date
- Feb 20, 2021
- Event Description
At least four people—three anti-coup protesters and a member of a civilian neighborhood protection group—had been killed by security forces as of Saturday night and more than 100 wounded in nearly two dozen crackdowns by Myanmar’s military regime on demonstrations across the country over a two-week period beginning Feb. 7
The nationwide protests gain momentum each day.
During the crackdowns, police and military personnel have used water cannon, tear gas, slingshots, rubber bullets, live ammunition and deadly air guns firing lead pellets.
Several journalists covering the anti-coup protests have been deliberately attacked by police with batons and slingshots.
Crackdowns against peaceful anti-coup demonstrations have been launched in many cities, including Mandalay, Myitkyina, Bago, Myawaddy, Thandwe, Naypyitaw, Mawlamyine and Myaungmya.
Last night, a civilian from a quarter vigilante group was shot dead by police in a civilian van in Yangon’s Shwe Pyithar Township while the man tried to enquire why the vehicle was traveling during the nighttime curfew.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- Killing
- Violence (physical)
- Rights Concerned
- Right to life
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Active
- Event Location
Latitude: 16.78913365204304
Longitude: 96.1577438592397
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 20 February 2021, a pro-democracy defender was shot dead by the police while patrolling the neighborhood during the curfew hours in Yangon, Myanmar.