Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the military in Myanmar is moving to strangle free speech by blocking access to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp.
The Internet clampdown came as protests grew Saturday on the streets of Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, where thousands turned out to demand the return of the legitimately elected government led by Suu Kyi.
“People passing by in their cars honk their solidarity with the protesters, many of whom are carrying the red peacock flag of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, with many, many others holding up three fingers in the salute of defiance from The Hunger Games,” reporter Michael Sullivan told NPR’s Weekend Edition from neighboring Chiang Rai, Thailand.
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