Medics risk lives to treat injured in Myanmar anti-coup protests
(WorldNews Asia)

Aye Nyein Thu finished medical school in Myanmar`s central city of Mandalay less than a year before the military seized power in a coup on February 1. Now, the 25-year-old is providing emergency medical assistance as state forces crack down on mass protests. “Most [victims] had head injuries because police are using batons to beat protesters. Some people were shot as well,” said Aye Nyein Thu, who estimated she had responded to 10 emergency cases as of March 1. “We are facing the most terrible situation.” Since the military arrested civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and more than 40 elected officials and declared a year-long state of emergency, millions have taken to the streets across the...