Mya Thwe Thwe Khine (2001-2021)

Mya Thwe Thwe Khine (2001-2021)
Mya Thwe Thwe Khine
BIRTH 11 Feb 2001
Myanmar
DEATH 19 Feb 2021 (aged 20)
Myanmar
BURIAL
Kwaygyi Cemetery
Ottara District, Naypyidaw Union Territory, Myanmar
Myanmar Protests Victim

Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing was a Burmese woman who became the first known casualty of the 2021 Myanmar protests, which formed in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d’état.

She became a household name in Myanmar, after her shooting sparked national outrage. Pro-democracy protesters and international groups alike have rallied around her shooting.

On 9 February, Mya had joined a protest rally on Taungnyo Road, near the Thabyegon roundabout in the Burmese capital Naypyidaw. Riot police quelled the rally, injuring several protesters in the process.

She was standing under a bus shelter, taking cover from water cannons, while she was shot. Mya had been wearing a motorcycle helmet at the time of the shooting. Recorded video from bystanders captured the exact moment she was shot in the head.

Subsequent analysis of images from the protest conducted by Amnesty International showed police carrying Myanmar-made BA-94 or BA-93 clones of the Uzi sub-machine gun, contradicting the Myanmar military’s statement that security forces only had only deployed non-lethal weapons.

Forensic analysis also indicated the shooting had occurred in the early afternoon, between noon and 1:30 pm. Mya was admitted to Naypyidaw’s general hospital in critical condition. On the morning of 12 February, doctors unsuccessfully attempted to surgically dislodge the bullet from her head. Doctors declared her medically brain dead, due to the complete loss of brain function, and advised her family to remove ventilation. As of 14 February, her family had decided to take her off life support, but had not finalised the timing.

Video of the shooting and a photo of an unconscious and blood-stained Mya were widely circulated on Burmese language social media, with supporters dubbing her a protest martyr. Citizens criticized and attacked two officers purportedly involved in the shooting on social media.

The violent use of force in Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing’s shooting sparked national outrage, with celebrities and public figures criticizing her treatment. On 19 February, the hospital in the city confirmed her death.

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Mya Thwe Thwe Khine (2001-2021)

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