Name: Myanmar protests: Thousands demand Aung San Suu Kyi's release | DW News
Uploaded: 2021-02-07T19:05:20.000Z
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tens of thousands of people continue to protest in Myanmar after a military coup almost a week ago.

The Internet has now been restored after being cut for more than 24 hours, but no one knows for how long.

The protesters are demanding the release of the country's detained elected leader.

On Sun Suki, protesters air back on the streets of Yangon for a second day, thousands marching against the military coup in Myanmar.

They used the three finger salute to signify the rebellion and carried banners demanding the release of elected leader Ahn Sang Soo Chee.

They say they had no choice but to take to the streets in support of democracy and against what they see as injustice.

Despite the landslide win in the election, the military staged a coup unilaterally and with accusations military staged in unfair coup.

They arrested the leaders elected by the people.

Our students under the red fighting peacock flag have led revolutions in the past, so we joined today.

The protesters well, they got on the right.

The red flag is that of unsung Su Chi's National League for Democracy or the NLD.

Bobby Chief Hman on lying seized power on Monday, alleging fraud in the election held on the eighth of November.

That vote resulted in a landslide victory for the NLD.

The country's electoral commission dismisses the army's accusations.

Footage of Sunday's protests surged on social media despite the country battling Internet blackouts.

The images show demonstrators out on large numbers, some even facing off against secret police and military there to observe them.

Many protesters say they are determined to show they will not be intimidated.

Citizens have already made their demands by voting were on the streets now to show that we're against a military dictatorship without fear.

So far, protests across the country have been largely peaceful.

However, gunshots were heard in the southeastern town of Myawaddy, where uniformed police with guns charged a group of protesters.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Concerns are high that the unprecedented level of civil disobedience in Myanmar could cause a stronger military response.

What from what I'm joined by loan is a filmmaker from man.

My joins me from the economic capital Yangon, disguising his identity for security reasons, loaning thanks so much for your time, what is happening, where you are, give us a sense of the mood.

Um, today I'm talking to you from after having 26 hours off Internet blackout.

I got access to Internet again seven hours ago.

And today This morning, Uh, there are a lot of protests, and I joined one of them around noon.

Most of us gather around downtown during that we couldn't have Internet, so we didn't know how many people there will be or what were the plants.

Because also a lot of things that kept confidential.

But today, as we saw a lot off around 100,000 people on the sheet now you said you took part in one of those.

Give us a sense of what it's like amongst them, right?

So I think most people are quiet, uh, energetic, quite altruistic about the protests because they're seeing more and more people joining.

Because yesterday there were only about 12 3000 small groups, a relatively small group protesting around, So we wouldn't Sure how many people will be here today, but we were joined by a lot of more people.

So people were a lot more hopeful they arm or sad and hopeful than scared.

But also one side of them, for example, like me.

I'm hiding my identity because I'm also working on supporting the civil disobedience movement so I cannot risk my identity.

Because in history, we have had this practice off.

You know, way cannot have identities exposed right now.

Now these protesters yourself included Is this a vocal minority, or is this a rising groundswell of feeling that's felt more widely across through the community?

So I think, um in in media, I think we mainly see, uh, and all the supporters, which is was also how it was like on the ground.

But we have seen a lot off people not only who support animal be, but you know, ah, lot of people have joined.

They're giving out food to the protesters because most of us we have had this, uh, military regime for more than 60 70 years.

So this is not about multi versus military.

This is about people in um of this dictatorship.

Now the protesters are calling for the release of On Santucci, Of course, the leader of the NL David, she's an immensely popular figure across the country, despite having a slightly tarnished reputation in the West in recent years.

But what does she represent to the people of Myanmar?

According to what I'm seeing most off, most of the country still support her and the heart party on its mainly because, you know, people are oppressed by one single government for being so long.

So they're I think they're quite happy to have someone who is speaking for them, who is like standing up for them against the system.

But again, Like I said, the things have been like also changing in, like past years, more million meals and more younger people.

They have more access thio information outside the country.

So they have their own critical thinking more than, uh, you know, in the past.

So people, especially young people, they see that this is not about personal.

Uh, young people see that they don't want to detained.

The partisan defy, but they want everyone to work together and come together against this with lonely.

Unfortunately, we have to leave it there.