The flag of Myanmar was hoisted high Sunday in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, where thousands marched through the streets to protest the military coup that took place in the Southeast Asian country earlier this month. Around 5,000 people — mostly Myanmar nationals — gathered Sunday with flags raised and signs in hand to protest the putsch that occurred in their home country earlier this month and the subsequent detainment by the military of major political leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. The military seized control of the government on Feb. 1, alleging fraud in Suu Kyi’s landslide victory in a national election in November. Television broadcasters have been shut down, internet and phone services severed, banks forced to close and a curfew put in place as troops patrol the streets. The protesters in Shibuya called for the curfew to be lifted, the detainees to be released and the country returned to the people. Link to story in bio. (📸 Ryusei Takahashi @ryuseitakahashi217 photos)
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