Opponents of Myanmar's military coup have been protesting for eight days.
The arrests of democratic leaders, including the country's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, have further fueled ongoing arrests to quell ongoing protests against the junta government. Thousands of people gathered in Yangon's business district on Saturday.
One day after the Southeast Asian nation's largest protest so far, protesters took to the streets in the capital, Napido, the second city, Mandalay, and other cities. In recent days, protesters in Yangon have chanted "Stop kidnappings at night" in response to arrests. The UN human rights office said on Friday. More than 350 people, including political leaders, government officials, activists and monks, have been arrested in Myanmar since the February 1 coup, many of them facing criminal charges for "suspicious reasons". Video of the arrest of critics of the junta government, including a doctor who took part in the strike Poured ghee.
Many have been arrested in the dark of night. Our nights are no longer safe 'and' Myanmar army kidnaps people at night 'are some of the captions being spread on social media.
However, the country's military government declined to comment on the arrests. The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners and A Watchdog Group for Political Prisoners said in a statement that the night raids were aimed at silencing dissent and were not isolated incidents. This is happening all over the country.
