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04/03 - A man shouts slogan during the daily protest in Shwedaung.
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04/03 - Shwedaung
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04/03 - Shwedaung
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04/03 - Shwedaung
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04/03 - Shwedaung
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04/03 - Shwedaung
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04/03 - People shout anti-coup slogans in Shwedaung
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04/03 - People hold a portrait of Thakin Kodaw Hmaing (သခင်ကိုယ်တော်မှိုင်း), born in a village near Shwedaung (1876 – 1964) and considered one of the greatest Burmese poets, writers and peace advocating political leaders.
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04/03 - People hold a banner with the message : 'The uprising must succeed' in Shwedaung.
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04/03 : Frontline guards stand in front of Salin police station where people have gathered to request the release of a father and a son who were arrested in the daily morning protest.
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04/03 : A woman makes the anti-coup three-finger salute in front of Salin police station where people have gathered to request the release of a father and a son who were arrested in the daily morning protest.
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04/03 : Police is seen in the compounds of Salin Police station.
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04/03 : The makeshift barricades and water supplies of the protesters in Salin.
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04/03 : People gather in front of Salin police station to request the release of a father and a son who were arrested during the daily morning demonstration.
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04/03 : Police is preparing to charge on the protesters inside the compounds of the station. They didn't release the two protesters either.
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04/03 : Nail-littered ground after a surprise police assault with live bullets which left two people dead and a dozen injured, in the first episode of violent repression in this town.
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04/03 : People care for an injured woman after a police assault in Salin.
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04/03 : People care for an injured woman after a police assault in Salin.
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04/03 : People have few medical supplies to care for their wounds.
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04/03 : An injured man rests after a police assault on protesters in Salin.
As arrests of politicians, activists and journalists as well as police repression of the street protests are escalating in Myanmar, the identity of the photographers has been protected. If you wish to purchase or share their pictures, please request privately their contacts.
Portfolio 10 mars 2021
The Myanmar Project: Streets of protest (9)
Since the military coup on Feb 1st, hundreds of thousands of people have taken the streets to express their anger at the electoral steal and their wish of a federal democracy governed by civilians. These pictures are the fieldwork of recent graduates in journalism who are now covering the protests from all around the country. In the eight series, one day in Shwedaung & Salin, central Burma.