- Opponents of Myanmar’s coup called for more protests and work stoppages on Monday (Feb 8) after tens of thousands of people joined weekend demonstrations against the removal and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago.
- Protest that swept the country on Sunday were the biggest since a 2007 Saffron Revolution led by Buddhist monks that helped prompt democratic reforms that were upended by the Feb 1 coup.
- “Marchers from every corner of Yangon, please come out peacefully and join the people’s meeting,” activist Ei Thinzar Maung posted on Facebook, using VPN networks to rally protesters despite a military attempt to ban the social media network.
- So far gatherings have been peaceful, unlike bloody crackdowns during previous widespread protests in 1988 and 2007.
- Reuters has been unable to contact the military for comment on the protests and state television has not mentioned them.
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