On 5 February 2021, Maung Gyi, the chair of the United Nationalities Democratic Party, was arrested, charged and sentenced to two years under Penal Code Section 505 b for staging a protest in ,.
These people were residents of Maha Aung Myay Township guarding government shipyard workers involved in the civil disobedience movement from the police, who were forcing them back to work.
Burmese have popularised trending hashtags like SayNototheCoup, RespectOurVotes, HearTheVoiceofMyanmar, SaveMyanmar, and CivilDisobedience.