Civilian unrest March 17, 2021 The people of Myanmar, where a coup took place some weeks ago, overthrowing the civilian government, have shown incredible courage in continuing protests, despite the military crackdown which has so far killed somewhere between 80 and 120 people according to reports. The leader of the National League for Democracy, Mahn Win Khaing Than, has said that the parallel civilian government will try and bring about a law which allows people to defend themselves against the military. But given the well-established brutality of Myanmar's military, it is difficult to say how successful such a move would be. Myanmar has seen coups in the 1980s as well as in 2007. Authorities also say that, so far, around 2100 people have been arrested.