Four have died from gunshot wounds during attacks by police and soldiers in the city while others were hospitalised after beatings or inhaling tear gas
Content warning: This report contains graphic images of wounded and dead protesters
At least 16 people were shot in Yangon on Sunday as the military ordered deadly attacks on peaceful protesters across the country, according to hospital records seen by Myanmar Now and statements from medics.
Four of those shot in the city were killed and a 31-year-old man is in a critical condition after being shot in the neck. At least 14 other deaths have been confirmed in other parts of the country, including in Dawei and Mandalay.
It was the bloodiest day since the February 1 coup, as military chief Min Aung Hlaing sought to stamp out a massive nationwide uprising aimed at removing his regime from power.
There were a total 19 admissions to Yangon General Hospital in the wake of the attacks and another two at Thingangyun Sanpya Hospital.
Three of those brought to Yangon General Hospital were already dead when they arrived. They were 23-year-old IT worker Nyi Nyi Aung Htet Naing, 59-year-old middle school teacher Tin Nwet Yee, and a young man named Zin Lin Htet.
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Zin Lin Thu, 20, was shot in the left eye during a protest crackdown at Hledan Junction in Yangon. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Yangon General Hospital. He was one of three people killed during the crackdowns in Yangon on February 28. (Myanmar Now)
The records show Nyi Nyi Aung Htet Naing died after a bullet penetrated his lower torso. Three Myanmar Now reporters witnessed him being shot in Hledan on Sunday morning before protesters carried him away.
A fourth person, 23-year-old Hein Htut Aung, was pronounced dead when he arrived at Thingangyun Sanpya Hospital with a bullet wound in his chest.
Others were injured by bullet wounds in the shoulder, thigh, big toe and neck, while a 21-year-old woman suffered a massive wound in her leg from a “bomb blast” believed to have been from a stun grenade.
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Nyi Nyi Aung Het Naing, 24, was shot in the abdomen during a protest at Hledan Junction on February 28. He was taken to Yangon General Hospital by fellow protesters and pronounced dead on arrival. He was one of three people killed in crackdowns in Yangon that day.
X-rays seen by Myanmar Now showed bullets had shattered patients’ bones, while photos taken by medics showed large areas of skin and flesh missing.
Two people were treated for injuries from being beaten by security forces and another two were admitted after inhaling tear gas. One man arrived with a puncture wound in his arm from falling on a fence spike while trying to escape the police.
Most of the hospitalised protesters were from Hledan, with others injured at rallying areas in Tamwe and Yankin.
Five patients have been discharged from Yangon General Hospital and another 10 were transferred to a private hospital, a doctor said. The doctor declined to reveal which hospital the 10 were transferred to out of concern for their safety.
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Tin Nwet Yee, 40, was one of several teachers protesting against military rule on lower Kyimyindaing Road on February 28 when she was shot and killed during a police crackdown. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Yangon General Hospital.
The hospital’s emergency department, which had been closed for weeks amid a nationwide general strike aimed at crippling the junta, was reopened “out of necessity” on Sunday, a doctor said.
Medics, who have been at the forefront of mass work stoppages, made a collective decision to reopen to treat the wounded while continuing to disobey orders from the military regime.
At least 270 were arrested on Sunday, according to the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners. But the group said it was trying to confirm reports of more than 1,000 being detained.
A total of 13 journalists, including Myanmar Now’s multimedia reporter Kay Zon Nway, were confirmed as among those detained over the weekend.
In a statement on Monday, striking medics and doctors condemned the “brutal killings of peaceful, unarmed protesters by the security forces.”
“The military council not only seized state power unjustly but also is committing killings continuously,” the statement said. “While we will be documenting and reporting those, we will also continue to do the civil disobedience movement until it succeeds.”
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A list of dead and injured protesters who were treated or examined at Yangon General Hospital on February 28.
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Shine Kaung Khant, 24, sustained gunshot injuries to his left buttock during a protest at Hledan Junction in Yangon on February 28.
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Mya Witt Yee, 18, sustained a severe fracture in her left leg after being shot at by security forces in front of the Yuzana Plaza shopping mall in Yankin township in Yangon on February 28.
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Myint Mo Hein, 20, sustained injuries to his left leg during a protest crackdown at Hledan Junction in Yangon on February 28.
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Min Htet Naing, 19, sustained a gunshot wound to his right leg during a protest at Hledan Junction on February 28.
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Kyaw Kyaw Win, 24, sustained a major fracture in his left shoulder after being shot by security forces during a protest in Yangon on February 28.
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Htoo Mon Naing, 31, was shot in the nape of the neck during the crackdown on protesters at Hledan Junction in Yangon on February 28.
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Htet Htet Khaing, 21, sustained fractures in her left leg and thigh after being hit with explosive devices thrown at protesters by security forces in Yangon on Feb 28.
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Hein Min Kyaw, 31, sustained a knee injury following the crackdown on protesters at Yankin township in Yangon on February 28.
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San San Aye, 46, was shot through her right thigh while she was protesting at Myaynigone Junction in Yangon on February 28.
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Aung Phyo Paing, 18, was shot in the left shoulder while he was protesting against the military junta at Hledan Junction in Yangon on February 28.
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Aung Ko Paing, 23, was shot in the abdomen while he was protesting against the military junta at Hledan Junction in Yangon on February 28.
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