Protesters paint streets red


Fighting symbol: Protesters painting the symbols of the three-finger salute on the ground with red paint in Shwebo. — AFP

Anti-coup protesters sloshed red paint in the streets to symbolise the blood spilled and more than 700 lives lost in a brutal military crackdown.

The country is barely functioning and the economy has stalled since the military seized power from leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb 1.

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