A nun seen walking to the police asking him not to shoot was hailed as a hero in Myanmar.
Filming filmed by the Myitkyina News Journal on February 28 showed a nun – whom the local media identified as Sister Ann Roza, asking police not to shoot. She was later photographed on her knees, stopping police from advancing.
The nun told Myitkyina News Journal that she had decided to risk her life for the citizens of Myanmar. “I can feel pain in my heart when protesters are injured,” she said. “I can’t stand to see them in pain.”
More than 50 people have been killed since the army overthrew elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, according to the United Nations.