Death of Khant Nyar Hein
Khant Nyar Hein | |
|---|---|
ခန့်ညားဟိန်း | |
| Born | Khant Nyar Hein 2003 or 2004 Yangon, Myanmar |
| Died | 14 March 2021 (aged 17) Tamwe Township, Yangon, Myanmar |
| Other names | Lin Yaozong |
| Occupation | The Martyr of Myanmar's Democracy |
| Parent(s) | Thein Zaw (father) Kyu Thin (mother) |
Khant Nyar Hein (Template:Lang-my; 2003/2004 — 14 March 2021), also known by his Chinese name Lin Yaozong, was a Burmese medical student activist. He was killed during the 2021 Myanmar protests.[1][2][3]
Khant Nyar Hein became an icon of the anti-coup protest movement after his death. He is remembered as a martyr of Myanmar's Democracy.[4][5][6][7]
Early life
Khant Nyar Hein was born in 2003 in Latha Township, Yangon, Myanmar into the Burmese-Chinese family. He finished his primary and secondary education at Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon. He was a first year student of University of Medicine 1, Yangon.
Protest and death
During anti-coup protests in Tamwe Township, he was shot in the head by Junta forces on 14 March 2021, the bloodiest day until that date during the protests.[8][9] Citizen video shows police approaching his body, beating up and arresting a young girl who was trying to help him, then later dragging his body away.[10]
"Please don’t hate Chinese in Myanmar. We were born here", Khant Nyar Hein's mother appealed to the people of Myanmar shortly after her son was shot dead by police.[1] Speaking in fluent Mandarin, she called on the Chinese government to hear their pleas.[11] Hundreds of young mourners spilled out on to the street at the funeral of Khant Nyar Hein.[12][13] Members of the medical community hold up the three finger salute at the funeral.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Myanmar's Ethnic Chinese Deny Allegiance to Beijing as They Risk Lives Against Junta". The Irrawaddy. 18 March 2021.
- ^ "ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ် ကျောင်းသား မောင်ခန့်ညားဟိန်း". BBC Burmese (in Burmese). 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Here Are the Children Killed by the Myanmar Regime's Forces Since Feb. 1". The Irrawaddy. 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Voices of Myanmar's Martyrs Will Not Be Silenced by the Junta". The Irrawaddy. 11 May 2021.
- ^ "စစ်ကောင်စီလက်နက်ကိုင်များက သပိတ်မှောက်ပြည်သူများကို ပစ်ခတ်နှိမ်နင်းမှုတွင် ယခုတစ်ပတ်အတွင်း ကျဆုံးသူမှာ နွေဦးတော်လှန်ရေးကာလ ကျဆုံးသူစုစုပေါင်း၏ ၇၀ ရာခိုင်နှုန်းရှိသည်". Myanmar Now (in Burmese). 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Voices of Myanmar's Martyrs Will Not Be Silenced by the Junta". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese). 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Khant Nyar Hein: A 17-year-old fallen hero of the Spring Revolution who promised to give free treatment to the poor when he becomes a medical doctor". Progressive Voice. 14 March 2021.
- ^ Safi, Michael (16 March 2021). "Mass funerals held in Myanmar as coup death toll revised up to 149". The Irish Times.
- ^ Reuters Staff (16 March 2021). "Residents flee Yangon suburb fearing fresh Myanmar military crackdown, EU readies sanctions". Reuters.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Protests Force Myanmar's Ethnic Chinese to Distinguish Themselves From China". Radio Free Asia. 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Family of Myanmar-born Chinese teen shot dead in protests plead with Chinese govt to hear them out". mothership.sg. 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Mass funerals held as Myanmar coup death toll revised up to 149". The Guardian. 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Medical student (17) among dozens mourned in Myanmar after killings by junta". independent.ie. 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Medical student killed in Myanmar protests". ABS-CBN News. 17 March 2021.