Martial law was imposed in towns across Burma after the country’s bloodiest day since the military coup last month, which killed at least 39 pro-democracy protesters, according to a report.
Reuters, citing the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, an advocacy group, reported that the 22 protesters were killed in a suburb of Yangon, the country’s largest city and 16 in other parts of the country.
A photojournalist who saw the shooting in Hlaingthaya, a suburb of the city, told Reuters: “It was horrible. People were shot in front of my eyes. It will never leave my memory.”
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Protests erupted across the country following the February 1 military coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi from the country. The military claims widespread fraud during the November election, which has left its party, the National League for Democracy, holding 80% of the parliamentary seats.
Protests have erupted since the coup, and Biden’s government has imposed sanctions on the country’s generals. The sanctions seem to have little effect on the bloodshed and the country’s army. Last month, China blocked UN condemnation of the coup.
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The military has also faced reprimand from its close trading partner Singapore for firing on its own people. Before Sunday’s repression, reports indicated that about 70 protesters had been killed.
“They used machine guns and constantly shot at people,” May Myat Noe, 21, told Reuters.