Tension high as mass protests in Myanmar enter second week

Residents and protesters face riot police as they question them about recent arrests made in Mandalay, Myanmar, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Daily rallies against the coup occurring in Myanmar’s two largest cities, Yangon and Mandalay, enter its second week despite a ban on public gatherings of five or more. (AP Photo)

Mass street demonstrations in Myanmar have entered a second week with neither protesters nor the military government showing any signs of backing off from confrontations.

Protesters in Yangon, the country’s biggest city, again congregated at the key Hleden crossroads and groups fanned out to other points, including the embassies of the US and China. They marched despite an order banning gatherings of five or more people.