This handout from Kachinwaves taken and released on May 5, 2021 shows protesters marching during a demonstration against the military coup in Hpakant in Myanmar's Kachin state. - AFP
YANGON, May 5 (Reuters): Myanmar's National Unity Government, set up by opponents of army rule, said on Wednesday it had formed a "people's defence force" to protect its supporters from military attacks and violence instigated by the junta.
Since the military seized power and ousted an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1 there have been daily protests and a surge of violence with security forces killing hundreds of civilians.
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