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Children douse a child on a bicycle with water to mark the Thingyan Water Festival at a village in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 14 April 2021. Myanmar anti-coup activists have called for people to boycott official Thingyan festivities organized by the military junta. The Thingyan Water Festival, the Burmese traditional New Year, is usually celebrated with family reunions and water-throwing festivities. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), at least 700 people have been killed by Myanmar armed forces since the military seized power on 01 February 2021. Protests continue despite the intensifying crackdown on demonstrators. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Stringer)
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