A group of residents in Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city, took to the streets to shout slogans and raise banners to protest the military coup.

According to videos and photos on social media, dozens of Burmese today gathered outside Mandalay Medical University, holding up banners "people protesting against military coups".

The Myanmar army on February 1 raided and arrested the ruling party of the National Coalition for Democracy (NLD), including State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint.

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In the face of the military's strength, the people of Myanmar chose to protest against the coup, such as posting photos on social networks, going on strike, singing democracy songs and constantly knocking pans and honking cars.

The actions of the people in Mandalay City today marked Myanmar's first street protest since the military coup.

A popular uprising against General Ne Win's regime in 1988 was repelled by the army.

The February 1 coup came hours before the first meeting of the new Myanmar parliament since the November 2020 election, in which Suu Kyi's NLD party won an overwhelming victory.

The US, the UK, the United Nations and the EU have condemned the coup, calling on the Myanmar army to soon return power to the civilian government.