Bago University Students' Union
| Institution | Bago University |
|---|---|
| Location | 8/9 ward, Yangon-Mandalay Highway Road, Oakthar Myothit Bago, 08018 |
| President | Aung Myo Sacc |
The Bago University Students' Union (BUSU) (Burmese: ပဲခူးတက္ကသိုလ်ကျောင်းသားများသမဂ္ဂ) is a students' union at the Bago University, representing students across multiple departments. Each college of Bago University separately elects student representatives to the union.[1][2]
History[edit]
In 2015, the rector of Bago University banned BUSU members from taking their examinations if they wore white and black wristbands to protest the government's violent suppression of students striking in Letpadan, a town near the university.[3]
Since the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the BUSU has opposed the State Administration Council military junta through in-person rallies and social media posts.[4][5] In the 9 April 2021 Bago massacre, at least 80 civilians, including BUSU members Ko Arkar Min Khant, a second-year zoology student, Ko Bo Bo Naing, a first-year zoology student, and Ko Kaung Kyaw Tun, a first-year mathematics student, were killed during the raids by the Myanmar Army and Myanmar Police Force.[6] Many BUSU members have been charged for civil disobedience, supporting the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, and inciting the people to disturb the peace of the nation.[7][8][9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Students Union List".
- ^ "ကြေညာချက်ဝေခဲ့တဲ့ ပဲခူးတက္ကသိုလ်ကျောင်းသားသမဂ္ဂအဖွဲ့ဝင်တွေ ဖိအားပေးခံရ".
- ^ "လက်ပတ်ဝတ်လှုပ်ရှားမှု ပဲခူးတက္ကသိုလ် ပိတ်ပင်". Radio Free Asia (in Burmese). 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Student Unions' Statement to Urge Stronger and Immediate International Action". Students For Free Burma. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Violence against protestors in Bago". Myanmar Witness. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Death Toll in Myanmar Regime's Latest Massacre Rises as Detail Emerge". The Irrawaddy.
- ^ "Myanmar security forces kill over 80 anti-coup protesters -group". Reuters. 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "April 9 crackdown in Bago by Myanmar Now".
- ^ Hancocks, Paula; TZ, Salai (2021-04-16). "Witnesses to Bago killings describe relentless military onslaught against Myanmar civilian population". CNN. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ Hollingsworth, Julia; Sharma, Akanksha (2021-04-12). "Myanmar's military is charging families $85 to retrieve bodies of relatives killed in crackdown". CNN. Retrieved 2023-09-07.