A 20-year-old woman, who was shot last week in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw
with rubber bullets, died on Friday. Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, who participated
in anti-coup demonstrations on February 9, is the first victim of the movement that
started since the military seized power from public leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Khaing
had suffered bullet injuries to her head, and spent her birthday last Thursday
lying unconscious in a hospital bed, AFP reported.

Reportedly, the February 9 protest turned violent as the police suddenly
started firing rubber bullets at the demonstrators, with doctors at the
hospital saying at least two people suffered critically wounded by live rounds.

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“As this is a case of injustice, we will keep the (cause of death
on) record… we will look for justice and move forward,” AFP reported one
of the concerned doctors as saying.

The doctors also added that thy have faced immense political pressure
ever since Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing being admitted in the Intensive Care Unit
(ICU).

Since the military coup and beginning of the strikes, US, UK, Canada
and the EU have imposed various restrictions and sanctions on the military
officials and criticised the junta of widespread human rights violation.

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Military spokesman-turned-deputy information minster Zaw Min Tun
confirmed this week that Khaing had been shot, and said authorities will
continue to investigate the case.