‘If you have to kill, shoot me!’
You may remember Sister Ann, who made world news when she confronted police targeting young people during the military coup in Myanmar. Here she explains, in her own words, the truth behind the image which captured the attention of the world:
‘The police chased and shot at demonstrators. Most of them were children and teenagers. They were hiding in our clinic. I wanted to save their lives. That’s why I knelt down in front of the police officers. “Don’t shoot the young people,” I begged them. “They’re unarmed. If you have to kill, shoot me.”
Sr Ann belongs to the Sisters of St Francis Xavier and is a trained nurse. Her photograph went viral after she put herself between armed forces and young protesters.
Not just once
In fact, Sr Ann actually took similar action on two separate occasions:
‘The first time, on 28 February 2021, police officers ordered me to move out of the way. They said, “If you don’t leave, we’ll shoot you.” But I stayed, and they …More