Myanmar protester dies after 10 days on life support, pressure on army grows

A young protester in Myanmar who was shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd has died.

Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, who had just turned 20, had been on life support since being taken to hospital on February 9, after she was hit by what doctors said was a live bullet at a protest in the capital, Naypyitaw.

“I feel really sad and have nothing to say,” her brother Ye Htut Aung said.

Her death, the first among those who have protested the February 1 coup, is likely…