Sidewalk shrines to Sunday’s police shooting victims were erected in Myanmar on Monday, while at the same time, the first funerals for the victims were being held. Despite the violent government crackdown, protesters gathered again Monday, building barricades across streets before being dispersed by security forces firing tear gas and stun grenades.
A shrine for two of the shooting victims near Hledan Junction, Yangon, on Monday. Photo: RFA The family of a shooting victim mourns in Mandalay. Photo: RFA A detail of the shrine for the two shooting victims near Hledan Junction, Yangon. Photo: RFA Another shrine for shooting victims near Hledan Junction, Yangon. Photo: RFA A Muslim youth killed by police is buried in Mawlamyine with the fighting peacock flag associated with the struggle against the military dictatorship. Photo: RFA Another scene from the burial of the Muslim youth in in Mawlamyine. Photo: RFA The burial of the youth in Mawlamyine drew a crowd. Photo: RFA Protesters erect a makeshift street barrier in Lashio. Photo: RFA Demonstrators set up buckets of water in anticipation of police tear gas in downtown Yangon. Photo: RFA Rubber bullets and live-bullet shell casings used by police are shown at the scene of a mosque break-in in Mandalay. Photo: RFA