A record breaking number of cars are said to be protesting against the military takeover of civilian government in Myanmar.
Several tweets sighted by African Entertainment from people believed to be participating in the protests, showed that the Yangon’s cars are participating in the civil disobedience movement of blocking roads claiming engine error, shortage of petrol, among others.
African Entertainment understands that on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, thousands citizens hit the streets of Yangon, Myanmar, to express their disapproval of the coup.
The protests come amid rising concern of violence in Myanmar, a Southern Asian nation.
The military made a move on February 1, 2021 to seize power from the civilian leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD).
The coup action came after NLD and Aung San Suu Kyi were re-elected in November 2020.
African Entertainment has gathered that protesters are calling for large rallies to dismiss the military’s claim that people backed its February 1 move to seize power from civilian leader
The protesters are staging a mass breakdown of cars to block roads and junctions. The move, reports revealed, was to stop the movement of military vehicles.
Reports say that the protesters include civil engineers, teachers and other government workers who gathered at key locations including the UN office, carrying banners calling for Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed and the military to leave.
Record breaking number of Yangon’s cars participating in the civil disobedience movement of blocking the roads claiming engine error, shortage of petrol etc. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Feb17Coup pic.twitter.com/WLZYH7ah9u
— Hnin Zaw (@hninyadanazaw) February 17, 2021
Sidecars are breaking down too. What are the odds?#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #CivilDisobedienceMovement pic.twitter.com/BK4z3KoVuQ
— Kim Jolliffe (@Kim_Jolliffe) February 17, 2021
