A nun seen walking towards the police begging them not to shoot was considered a heroine in Myanmar.
Images shot by the Myitkyina News Journal on February 28 showed a nun – whom the local media identified as Sister Ann Roza, begging the police not to shoot. She was later photographed on her knees, preventing the police from advancing.
The nun told Myitkyina News Journal that she decided to risk her life for the citizens of Myanmar. “I can feel pain in my heart when the protesters get hurt,” she said. “I can’t bear to see them suffer.”
More than 50 people have been killed since the military overthrew elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, according to the United Nations.