Amid escalating violence between the military and protestors in northern Myanmar, a nun went down on her knees in front of police, pleading with them to stop shooting and spare “the children,” offering up her life instead.
A now-viral video shows Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis Xavier congregation, in a white robe and black habit kneeling, her arms spread, on a street in the town of Myitkyina, speaking to two policemen who were also kneeling.