| On the 17th, protesters parked their cars on a bridge in Yangon, Myanmar, and protested by the rebels. © AFP=News1 |
In Myanmar, protests against military rule have continued on the 13th day.
According to AFP, a vehicle demonstration took place for the second day in Yangon, the largest city, to prevent military personnel from entering. It is a so-called’broken car campaign’.
The drivers stopped the vehicle with the bonnet raised on the roads and bridges. This is to prevent military and police vehicles intended to disperse the protests.
In the vicinity of Yangon University, thousands of protesters shouted slogans for the rebels.
Thousands of citizens also poured into the streets of Mandalay, the second city. One person was injured as a result of the police firing.
Eleven foreign ministry officials were arrested for participating in the civil disobedience movement this morning. AFP cited an anonymous police officer and reported that over 50 civil servants across various ministries have been arrested over the past four days.
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| On the 18th, thousands of protesters are demonstrating in Mandalay, Myanmar. © AFP=News1 |
In the midst of this, the military rolled up its arms to arrest the protesters of all walks of life. On the previous day, arrest warrants were also issued for six celebrities, including singers, actors, and directors, who urged the protesters to gather.
According to the Myanmar Political Offender Support Association (AAPP), a whopping 495 people were arrested from the 1st to the day before the coup, of which 460 are still in custody.
In Myanmar, hackers opposing military rule launched cyber protests against government websites.
On the 18th, a hacker group called’Myanmar Hackers’ launched a cyber attack on websites such as the Myanmar Central Bank, the military’s promotional website, and the state broadcaster MRTV.
“We are fighting for justice in Myanmar,” the group said on Facebook. “It’s like demonstrating as a group in front of a government website.”
However, some point out that such activities will have limited influence in the situation where Internet access in Myanmar is not free.
According to Netblocks, a network monitoring group, Internet access in Myanmar at 1 am on the same day fell to the normal level of 21%. This phenomenon has appeared for four days in a row.
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