At the Heart of Myanmar’s New Uprising, a Simple Demand At the Heart of Myanmar’s New Uprising, a Simple Demand Anti-coup protesters confront riot police in Hledan in Yangon on Feb. 6, 2021. / Htet Wai / The Irrawaddy 8.5k By Kyaw Zwa Moe 9 February 2021 Once again, the people of Myanmar have taken a historic stand and poured onto the streets, taking huge risks in an effort to topple the country’s latest military regime which, on Feb. 1, seized power from the elected government without a shred of justification. Like its predecessors, this mass uprising is a righteous one. A vital question is how it will end; innocent citizens are peacefully defying a powerful military that has repeatedly shown its willingness to resort to brutality.