Thousands rally against Myanmar junta, calling for 'spring revolution'


Protesters flash a three-finger salute and hold placards during a march to protest against Myanmar military coup, in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sunday, May 2, 2021. - Reuters

YANGON, May 2 (AFP): Thousands of anti-coup protesters marched in Myanmar Sunday, calling for a "spring revolution" with the country in its fourth month under a military regime.

Cities, rural areas, remote mountainous regions and even rebel-controlled border territories have been in uproar since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 1 coup.

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