Mass funerals for many of the dead were held across Yangon on Tuesday. The junta is trying to create a total blackout,' said John Quinley, senior human rights specialist at the rights group Fortify Rights.Īccording to advocacy group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), at least 74 people were killed on Sunday alone and 20 more killed on Monday. The junta is trying to stop any information about the violence they are committing from getting out. 'With the internet shut down, the people inside areas sealed off by the military and police have no access to the outside world. Protesters and journalists have relied on their mobile phones to live stream demonstrations and document police crackdowns, and the military's suppression of information has increased fears it could lead to more human rights abuses, killings and arbitrary arrests, according to CNN. In recent days, the military has become more indiscriminate in its use of deadly violence against unarmed protesters, with widespread reports of shootings and torture of political prisoners, CNN reported.Īfter imposing martial law in six areas of Yangon and parts of Mandalay, mobile network data across the country was cut for a second day on Wednesday, internet monitoring service Netblocks reported. She also said that the death toll could be higher as the UN agency does not have access to some areas where more deaths may have occurred, adding that approximately 2,400 people have been detained.Ĭoncern grows for the safety of residents in Myanmar's Yangon after the junta sealed off several key areas and impose an internet blackout in an apparent bid to quash opposition.

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