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12 Mar 2021
When Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was shot in the head during an anti-coup protest in Myanmar, her boyfriend Hein Yar Zar had been trying to reach her. He stayed at her bedside for the 10 days she spent in a coma before dying, becoming the first victim among the country's anti-coup movement. He has since tattooed her portrait onto his chest and vowed to fight until the coup is overturned.
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