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In Pictures: Nationwide General Strike against Military Coup in Myanmar

The strike was called for by the activist group Gen Z and the Civil Disobedience Movement, urging people to come together for a "spring revolution” on the “Five Twos,” a reference to the digits in Monday’s date, 22/2/2021, and a nod to the 8888 pro-democracy uprising in Myanmar on August 8, 1988.
February 22, 2021 10:47 AM
Protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
Protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
Anti-coup protesters hold a banner which reads: "Save Myanmar" as they march in Mandalay, Feb. 22, 2021.
Anti-coup protesters hold a banner which reads: "Save Myanmar" as they march in Mandalay, Feb. 22, 2021.
Anti-coup protesters hold up posters with images of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally near the Mandalay Railway Station in Mandalay, Feb. 22, 2021.
Anti-coup protesters hold up posters with images of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally near the Mandalay Railway Station in Mandalay, Feb. 22, 2021.
Police advance with heavy construction equipment towards protesters demonstrating against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb.22, 2021.
Police advance with heavy construction equipment towards protesters demonstrating against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb.22, 2021.
A demonstrator flashes the three-finger salute during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
A demonstrator flashes the three-finger salute during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
Anti-coup protesters flash the three-fingered salute during a rally near the Mandalay Railway Station in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
Anti-coup protesters flash the three-fingered salute during a rally near the Mandalay Railway Station in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
Riot police are deployed outside the American Center in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
Riot police are deployed outside the American Center in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021. (Credit: VOA Burmese Service)
Demonstrators protest against military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
Demonstrators protest against military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
Buddhist monks march during a nationwide protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
Buddhist monks march during a nationwide protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021. (Credit: VOA Burmese)