Friday night, when night falls, car horns and pots echoed in the center of Yangon to protest against the military coup.

It was the fourth night in a row that the residents of Yangon used this method to protest against the military regime that was running the country.

The country, which spent five decades under military rule before it began transitioning to democracy in 2011, was once again under the military's control.

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In Yangon on February 4, many small protest groups played "cat and mouse" with the police, organized impromptu demonstrations and then ran away to avoid being arrested.

Elsewhere, the driver threw a flyer protesting General Min Aung Hlaing on the street.

"The army has knocked out the people and destroyed their dreams," said a student protesting outside the University of Yangon.

A civil disobedience campaign is growing bigger and bigger in recent days, when nurses and doctors across Myanmar go on strike, and many teachers, students and young people are absent from school to protest.

"I don't want to one day look back and think things haven't changed because I don't do my best," said a student in Taunggyi, the capital of Shan Province.

Authorities tried to prevent any protest.

Internet providers have been ordered to block Facebook, the primary method of communication in Myanmar.

"The people are becoming more knowledgeable, ready to speak out against the army," said 19-year-old Tun.

The military explained for the government takeover that the NLD cheated in the November election last year, but did not provide clear evidence.

The military remained extremely powerful against the coup, leaving some wondering why Min Aung Hlaing decided to take power.

"The military's desire to take power is clearly not for the sake of the country or for the sake of the armed forces," said Richard Horsey, an independent political analyst in Myanmar.

However, the military has long been dissatisfied with having to share power.

"I think there are a lot of people on the army who really believe the election is not fair and not free," said Horsey.

Speculation about the military's wishes was of little importance to 60-year-old Myae, who did not want the military regime to return through violence and intimidation.

Roads, traffic and grid electricity have been significantly improved over the past 9 years, unlike before 2011, when the power grid in Yangon still had to divide the supply hours for each area.

"The bus was so cramped, and running, it made me feel like I was on my way to the slaughterhouse," she said.

A democratic society makes people like her feel valued, Myae said, because the elected government "treats us more like people without suspicion".

The coup is particularly frightening to ethnic minorities.

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya remain trapped in a refugee camp in Rakhine, where they are not allowed to travel freely, with no access to education or health.

"The military is now easier to control the people than it used to be," said Yasmin, calling on the international community to support activists like her.

After the coup, 147 people were arrested, mostly activists and politicians.

However, the demonstrations made by the sound of pots and pans every night became louder and stronger.

For Tun, 56, who still remembers the violent military behavior at the time, the peaceful protest is now a sign of hope.

"Times in the night like this make me believe there are a lot of people like me who don't want military rule," he said.