As Myanmar Mourns Slain Protesters, Military Junta Threatens More Violence - NPR

A car carrying the body of protester Mya Thwet Thwet Khine is pictured at the head of a convoy during her funeral service Sunday in Naypyitaw.

A car carrying the body of protester Mya Thwet Thwet Khine is pictured at the head of a convoy during her funeral service Sunday in Naypyitaw.

9, peacefully protesting the recent military coup in Myanmar, when suddenly, she dropped to the ground.

Mya Thwet Thwet Khine died from her injuries Friday morning, becoming the first confirmed fatality in the ongoing confrontation between protesters and the Myanmar military.

The mourners raised three fingers to the sky — a gesture of solidarity introduced in The Hunger Games, which has been adopted by young Myanmar activists.

If the Myanmar military hoped their show of strength would quell dissent, Mya Thwet Thwet Khine's death could very well lead to the opposite.

Mourners raise three fingers to the sky as the body of Mya Thwet Thwet Khine is taken to be buried.

The gesture of solidarity, introduced in The Hunger Games, has been adopted by Myanmar activists.

Mourners raise three fingers to the sky as the body of Mya Thwet Thwet Khine is taken to be buried.

The gesture of solidarity, introduced in The Hunger Games, has been adopted by Myanmar activists.