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Disobedient crowd at the funeral of a 19-year-old who became a symbol of resistance in Myanmar

“There will be no forgiveness for you until the end of the world,” shouted the hundreds gathered today. around the coffin flooded with flowers of the 19-year-old protester killed yesterday by security forces in Myanmar (Burma). He was one of 38 people killed in a day of riots, many of them by police fire.

Kial Sin has become a symbol of bloody repression in the country. Social media has been flooded with her photo shortly before he became the target of the fatal shot on the streets of Mandalay.

He is wearing a T-shirt that reads “Everything will go well”, as broadcast by AMPE.

Angel, also known as, is one of the 38 protesters killed yesterday, Wednesday, during the suppression of protests against the military coup across the country, according to a UN report.

The gathered greeted her by raising the three fingers of their hand as a sign of disobedience.

“We are so angry at their inhumane behavior and so sad. We will fight the dictatorship to the end. “We have to win,” said a young Burmese man at the funeral.

Despite the slogan on her T-shirt, Angel was aware of the dangers as she headed towards the demonstration. She had posted her personal details, such as her blood type, phone number and organ donation statement in case of her death.

In the city of Monigua, relatives and friends buried the young poet TZ Win who was also killed yesterday.

The previous day he had posted a poem on Facebook with the lyrics: “The louder the youth song, the cleaner the world.”

At least 54 people have been killed since the February 1 military coup, but the toll could be much heavier, according to Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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