Residents of Yangon, Myanmar, held a vigil on Monday (February 15) remembering a 20-year-old protester who died after being shot in the head by police forces.

The civilians are seen lining the streets holding candles and signs condemning the military coup.

Several pictures of Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing were surrounded by lit candles and flowers.

This footage was filmed and produced 15 February 2021.
People of Yangon, Myanmar pray for Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, 20, student, who was shot dead during an anti-coup protest in Naypyitaw last week.
Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine (or Ma Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing) has been brain dead since Tuesday, when she was shot by police. At the time she was shot she was standing under a bus shelter, taking cover from water cannons, and she had made no attempt to get past the police barricades at the scene. She collapsed abruptly after being struck in the head by a bullet.