In Pictures: Nationwide General Strike against Military Coup in Myanmar

Protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.

Anti-coup protesters hold a banner which reads: "Save Myanmar" as they march in Mandalay, Feb. 22, 2021.

Anti-coup protesters hold up posters with images of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally near the Mandalay Railway Station in Mandalay, Feb. 22, 2021.

Police advance with heavy construction equipment towards protesters demonstrating against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb.22, 2021.

A demonstrator flashes the three-finger salute during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.

Anti-coup protesters flash the three-fingered salute during a rally near the Mandalay Railway Station in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.

Riot police are deployed outside the American Center in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021. (Credit: VOA Burmese Service)

Demonstrators protest against military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.

Buddhist monks march during a nationwide protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021. (Credit: VOA Burmese)