Streets emptied and shops closed in protest across Myanmar on Wednesday, the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's government, with the junta extending a state of emergency and delaying new elections.
Western powers launched a fresh broadside of sanctions against the generals on the anniversary but previous rounds have shown little sign of throwing the junta off course.
"There are a few people walking here and there in neighborhoods but almost no activity on the main roads," the resident said, requesting anonymity.Around 200 supporters of the military marched through Yangon's historic downtown in the early afternoon, escorted part of the way by soldiers, correspondents said.The U.S. embassy in the city warned of"increased anti-regime activity and violence" in the days around the anniversary.
Protesters hold up posters featuring Aung San Suu Kyi and make three-finger salutes, a gesture against the ruling military junta, on February 8, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar. A junta-imposed state of emergency was due to expire at the end of January, after which the constitution states that authorities must set in motion plans to hold fresh elections.
In this photo released by the The Military True News Information Team, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar's ruling junta, talks during the National Defense and Security Council meeting, January 31, 2023, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.On Tuesday, the junta-stacked National Defense and Security Council met to discuss the state of the nation and concluded it had"not returned to normalcy yet.
Australia also announced its first sanctions, aimed at 16 members of the junta"responsible for egregious human rights abuses" and two sprawling, military-controlled conglomerates. A United Nations special envoy said Tuesday that military-run elections would"fuel greater violence, prolong the conflict and make the return to democracy and stability more difficult."
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