The military junta has sought to quell mass protests with lethal force and a local monitoring group has verified at least 714 civilian deaths but warns the toll is likely to be even higher. Instead, protesters have been using Thingyan as a rallying point -- as bus shelters and pavements were sprayed red on Wednesday in cities and towns nationwide. In Mandalay, red paint was also spilled on the streets amid signs saying: "hope our military dictatorship fails," "overthrow the era of fear" and "blood has not dried on the streets." Protesters spray-painted a pavement red in a Yangon suburb and left a note that read: "Dear UN, How are you? At a military tribunal in Yangon, seven protesters accused over the murder of a suspected informer were sentenced to death, state media said on Tuesday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 14, 2021 07:18 UTC