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]
| Institution | Bago University |
|---|---|
| Location | 8/9 ward, Yangon-Mandalay Highway Road, Oakthar Myothit Bago, 08018 |
| President | Aung Myo Sacc |
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.