page_title: Black Ribbon Movement Myanmar
section_title: Protests
hierarchical_section_title: Black Ribbon Movement Myanmar / Protests
caption_attribution_description: English: A doctor prepares black ribbons sympathizing with the 'Black Ribbon Movement' ready to be worn by hospital colleagues, at Yangon General Hospital, in Yangon, Myanmar. မြန်မာဓာတ်ပုံဆရာ လင်းဘိုဘို ရိုက်ကူးထားခြင်း ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ အိုတီအာအက်စ် လက်မှတ် တောင်းယူခြင်း မပြုထားပါ။
context_page_description: The Black Ribbon Movement Myanmar was a movement of medical professions and medical students against the appointment of military officers to positions within Ministry of Health in Myanmar in August 2015.
context_section_description: On 10 August, doctors from Mandalay Orthopaedic Hospital  and Taungoo Hospital created a Facebook page named Black Ribbon Movement Myanmar 2015. The page reached 40000 likes within three days after creation. The campaign encouraged anyone, including medical professionals, to make a black ribbon, take a photo of themselves wearing it on their chest, and then share the image on Facebook. People who lead the campaign welcomed the military veterans to participate in the campaign announcing that this movement did not mean to fight graduates from Defence Services Academy, and was just to oppose the dictatorial decisions.
  Participants were required to give exact information about themselves such as their names, majors, schools (if they’re students) and positions, departments and companies (if they’re employees) and allowed to post their photos taken individually or in groups on the social media page titled “Black Ribbon Movement Myanmar 2015”. Well-known doctors like Ye Myint Kyaw, head of department of paediatrics, and Nyunt Thein, emeritus professor of University of Medicine 1, Yangon supported the campaign. Doctors working in the ministry and civil organisations both at home and abroad as well as medical students were taking part in the campaign. Hundreds of doctors, nurses and other medical staff from various hospitals across the country rallied against the appointment donning black ribbons in photos posted online and adopting the catch cry, Say no to militarisation of Myanmar Ministry of Health.
  Some organizers were planning to send a letter to the President and Parliamentary Speaker to express their opposition and discussing with some MPs to submit an urgent proposal to the parliament. Petitions against the transfers of military officers were also collectedin many hospitals, and in Yangon, and Mandalay. Union of Karenni State Youth and Kayan New Land Party declared that they supported the campaign.
caption: Black ribbons ready to be worn at Yangon General Hospital
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