By Grant Peck | The Associated Press BANGKOK—Supporters of Myanmar’s imprisoned ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi carried out peaceful flower-themed protests marking her 79th birthday on Wednesday, some taking to the streets in defiance of the military government’s repression.
In this photo provided by Thabeikkyin Township People’s Defense Force, the group’s members celebrate the 79th birthday of the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with a cake in a hut of the group’s outpost in Thabeikkyin township in Mandalay region, Myanmar on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
Pro-democracy street protests in Suu Kyi’s honor were held openly Wednesday in parts of the country not under the control of the army, including in Sagaing and Magway regions in central Myanmar, and Tanintharyi in the south, as well as in Kachin state in the north. One common practice is to post online self-portraits along with symbols of the strike or of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, but with faces obscured to prevent identification by the authorities.
Young people held more discreet protests in the big cities of Yangon and Mandalay, where it’s not unusual for security forces to use force to break up demonstrations and make arrests. Kim Aris, Suu Kyi’s younger son living in London, had urged people to celebrate his mother’s birthday by supporting humanitarian aid campaigns.
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