Myanmar protesters defy military as regional nations prepare to discuss crisis


This screengrab from a UGC video provided to AFPTV from an anonymous source taken on April 4, 2021 shows young displaced children sheltering in holes dug in the forest in Myanmar's Pupun district near the border with Thailand, after the civilians fleeing air strikes in their home villages were allegedly pushed back by Thai soldiers to the Myanmar side.

* Demonstrators denounce junta, urge international help * Junta boss says military exercising 'utmost restraint'

YANGON, April 5 (Reuters): Demonstrators in Myanmar held protests demanding the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi's government on Monday and called for more coordinated nationwide dissent against the military junta, as regional nations prepared for talks on the crisis.

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