Myanmar Fast Facts

Protesters run from security forces during an ant-coup demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, April 12.

Buses from the Yangon Bus Service are seen burnt on April 12.

Police talk as they arrive at the site of a demonstration in Yangon on April 12.

Anti-coup protesters walk through Yangon's Hlaing township on Friday, April 9.

An anti-coup protester raises a decorated Easter egg along with the three-fingered salute of resistance during a demonstration in Yangon on April 4.

Protesters hold homemade pipe air guns during a demonstration in Yangon on April 3.

Protesters hold improvised weapons in Yangon on April 3.

Residents of the Tamwe area of Yangon participate in a candlelight vigil on April 3.

People take part in a "flower strike" in Yangon on April 2.

Protesters wearing face paint stand near a burning barricade during an anti-coup demonstration in Yangon on March 30.

Soldiers walk toward anti-coup protesters during a demonstration in Yangon on March 30.

Protesters run to avoid the military in Yangon on March 30.

A man rides his bike as smoke billows from burning barricades in Yangon on March 30.

Protesters throw stones and use slingshots as security forces approached in Yangon on March 28.

Smoke rises after anti-coup protesters burned tires in Yangon on March 27.

Protesters make incendiary devices during an anti-coup rally in Yangon.

Smoke rises over Yangon's Thaketa Township on March 27.

Mourners attend the funeral of Tin Hla, a 43-year-old who was reportedly shot dead by security forces during a protest.

People cry in Yangon after a relative was shot during a crackdown on anti-coup protesters.

Protesters occupy a street during a rally in Yangon on March 27.

Protesters gesture during a march in Yangon on March 26.

Thein Zaw, a journalist with the Associated Press, waves after being released from a prison in Yangon on March 24. He had been detained while covering an anti-coup protest in February.

Men pray during the funeral of Khin Myo Chit, a 7-year-old girl who was shot in her home by Myanmar's security forces on March 23. The girl was killed during a military raid, according to the Reuters news agency and the advocacy group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.

A Buddhist monk uses binoculars as he squats behind a road barricade with others in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 22.

The mother of Aung Kaung Htet wails during the teenage boy's funeral on March 21. Aung, 15, was killed when military junta forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in Yangon.

Unidentified people cross the Tiau River at the India-Myanmar border on March 20. Some people from Myanmar have sought refuge in India since the protests began.

An anti-coup protester jumps over a makeshift barricade in Yangon on March 19.

Protesters take positions on Yangon's Bayint Naung Bridge on March 17. The bridge was blocked with an improvised barricade to prevent security forces from crossing.

Medical students hold up the three-finger salute at the Yangon funeral of Khant Nyar Hein on March 16. The first-year medical student was fatally shot during the crackdown.

Protesters test Molotov cocktails in Yangon on March 16.

Protesters stand near burning tires in Yangon on March 16.

Anti-coup protesters pray in Yangon on March 14.

Emergency workers transport the body of Shel Ye Win, who was shot by security forces in Mandalay.

Smoke billows from the industrial zone of the Hlaing Tharyar township in Yangon on March 14. The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar said several Chinese-funded factories were set ablaze during protests. Demonstrators have accused Beijing of supporting the coup and junta.

A member of Myanmar's police is seen firing a weapon toward protesters in Yangon on March 13.

People lay flowers and light candles beside bloodied pavement where protester Chit Min Thu was killed in Yangon.

Military trucks are seen near a burning barricade in Yangon that was erected by protesters and then set on fire by soldiers on March 10.

A protester holds a homemade shield during an anti-coup demonstration in Yangon on March 9.

A protester discharges a fire extinguisher to counter the impact of tear gas that was fired by police in Yangon on March 8.

Protesters string up longyi, traditional clothing worn in Myanmar, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 7.

The wife of Phoe Chit, a protester who died during a demonstration, cries over her husband's coffin during his funeral in Yangon on March 5.

Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5.

People cry in Yangon on March 4, near a spot where a family member was killed while protesting.

Protesters lie on the ground after police opened fire to disperse an anti-coup demonstration in Mandalay on March 3.

Schoolteachers wear traditional hats while participating in an anti-coup demonstration in Mandalay on March 3.

A soldier stands next to a detained man during a demonstration in Mandalay on March 3.

Anti-coup protesters run in Yangon on March 3. One of them discharged a fire extinguisher to counter the impact of tear gas fired by police.

An anti-coup protester writes vital emergency information of another protester on his arm in Yangon.

Police run toward protesters to disperse a demonstration in Yangon on March 3.

A citizen of Myanmar living in India burns a poster of Myanmar's military chief during a protest in New Delhi on March 3.

Medics help supply oxygen to a protester who was exposed to tear gas in Yangon on March 3.

Protesters flee after tear gas was fired during a demonstration in Yangon on March 1.

Protesters smoke behind shields during a demonstration in Yangon on March 1.

Protesters in Yangon run away from tear gas on March 1.

People in Yangon take part in a ceremony on February 28 to remember those who have been killed during demonstrations.

Soldiers patrol during a protest in Yangon on February 28.

Protesters take cover as they clash with police in Yangon on February 28.

Protesters erect barricades during a demonstration in Yangon on February 28.

Police charge at anti-coup protesters in Yangon on February 27.

An injured protester receives medical attention in Mandalay after police and military forces cracked down on protests on February 26.

Factory workers hold placards and shout slogans as they hold an anti-coup protest in Yangon on February 25.