CRPH spokesman says a national unity government will be formed and that it will draft a federal democracy constitution.
Protesters share images of decorated Easter eggs on social media expressing hope for ‘resurrection of democracy.’
The ethnic armed groups leaders backed plans for a federal union and to scrap the military-drafted 2008 Constitution.
Myanmar’s junta told the US broadcaster those detained had been released.
Forces establish base in monastery compound in Bago then fire randomly, killing civilians and bystanders.
Fearful drivers diverted their buses into lanes; when curious residents came out to see what was happening, junta forces opened fire on their homes.
Despite dozens of well documented cases, the junta said there was no evidence children had been killed after special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener urged UN action.
The Karen armed group's request came after more than a dozen villagers were killed and 12,000 displaced by jet fighter raids in Karen State, Bago Region.
Defensive actions taken to hold off troops cracking down on anti-regime protesters in Sagaing Region.
Save the Children demands Myanmar’s military stops the indiscriminate killing that is leaving children dead and wounded across the country.
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