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Tens of Thousands Protest Myanmar Coup Despite Internet Ban

Reuters

   Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar's cities on
   Saturday to denounce this week's coup and demand the release of elected
   leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the internet by the
   junta.

   In an upwelling of anger in the country's largest city, Yangon,
   protesters chanted, "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win,
   win" and held banners reading "Against military dictatorship."
   Bystanders offered them food and water.

   Many in the crowds wore red, the color of Suu Kyi's National League for
   Democracy (NLD) which won Nov. 8 elections in a landslide, a result the
   generals have refused to recognize, claiming fraud.

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