Myanmar Drenched in Blood... Wireless Internet Also Cut Off

Over 540 Deaths Following the Coup

Source: The New York Times

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] The Myanmar military, which staged a coup, is reported to have cut off wireless internet nationwide to block communication among protesters.

According to local media and foreign news on the 2nd, the Myanmar military, which staged the coup, sent an official letter to internet providers the day before, instructing them to block wireless internet 24 hours a day from that day until further notice.

Earlier, on the 15th of last month, the military cut off all mobile internet, leaving only wired internet available in Myanmar. Even that connection is cut off around 1 a.m. to 9 a.m., completely isolating the country from the outside world.

The wireless internet blackout measure came after the democratic camp declared the abolition of the 2008 military constitution and announced the transitional constitution, the "Federal Democratic Charter," officially forming an alliance with ethnic armed organizations, marking two months since the coup.

Myanmar citizens are sharing ways to maintain communication during the internet blackout by guiding unlimited SMS plans from mobile carriers or receiving news services from media outlets via SMS.

As the military violently suppresses protesters, more than 500 citizens have died so far, and stronger crackdowns on anti-coup forces are anticipated.

According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a human rights organization, as of the day before, 543 people have been confirmed dead due to gunfire and other military and police violence.

In Sanchaung Township of Yangon, the largest city, a video widely circulated on social media showed military and police officers brutally beating a citizen who had been shot and then dragging him away somewhere the previous night.

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