On 1 February, the Tatmadaw—Myanmar’s military—mounted a coup d’état. Elected members of the ruling National League for Democracy, including Win Myint, the president, and Aung San Suu Kyi, the state counsellor, were arrested and jailed. The Tatmadaw declared a year-long state of emergency and transferred power to the head of the army, General Min Aung Hlaing. In the days and months that followed, countless citizens took to the streets to protest. In response, the military opened fire on the demonstrators. Video footage of armed police and soldiers assaulting and shooting civilians flooded the internet. The military spared no one. Young children were killed by snipers, dead protesters were tossed aside by soldiers. On 27 March, 107 people were reportedly killed by the army. By mid-July the death toll was 906.

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