People osberve social distancing as they wait in the rain to enter the Martyrs' Mausoleum during a ceremony for Martyrs' Day in Yangon on July 19, 2020. - AFP
YANGON (Reuters): Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar held demonstrations on Monday (July 19) to coincide with a public holiday to commemorate slain independence heroes, including the father of the country's detained elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Since the military seized power on Feb 1 and arrested Suu Kyi and other senior members of her party, hundreds of people have been killed as the army quelled street protests and in clashes between soldiers and newly formed people's militias.
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