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Mock funerals and calls for the junta leader’s speedy death were seen across the country as the man who has presided over five months of brutal military rule turned 65.

Junta troops killed five people in Ayeyarwady; bombs exploded in several places; soldiers razed monuments to Gen. Aung San in Karen; Kayah fighters battled regime troops.

Of the country’s more than 9 million students, fewer than one million are attending school; teachers and staff continue to strike.

Local fighters and ethnic armies battled the regime in several places, a female NLD lawmaker was arrested and the junta shelled an IDP camp among many other incidents.

A civilian and an official in Mandalay and a Kayah policeman were shot dead; blasts occurred in five regions/states; anti-junta events were held in the US, Japan, Italy.

The mother of wanted activists was jailed; a USDP member was shot dead in Sagaing; troops killed three people in Magwe; and blasts occurred in Yangon, Chin and Magwe.

Headmistress, reporter, student leader and NLD member sentenced to years in prison for defying the military regime.

In a sea of violence, they stepped out of their homes and put their lives at risk for what they wanted: democracy and their right to a bright future.

Ko Wai Moe Naing, 26, now faces a total of 10 counts, including new charges over his alleged ties to the CRPH group of lawmakers, which has been outlawed by the junta.

“He was severely bruised on his chest, both shoulders, thigh and back. It seemed he was kicked and [stomped on],” a family member said."

Assistance Association for Political Prisoners stands by its documented post-coup death toll, which the junta claims is inflated.

Win Htet Oo, a 26-year-old freestyle swimmer, said the Myanmar Olympic Committee is a puppet organization for the military regime.