Bereaved raise three-finger final salute at Myanmar funerals
03 April 2021 |
4:24 pm
Khine Zar Thwe's portrait, flashing the anti-coup three-finger salute, was proudly displayed on her coffin at her funeral. The 26-year-old protester was shot in the head in March, and was one of hundreds to lose their lives in protests since a military coup on February 1.
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