'Our revolution must prevail': Myanmar mourners vow to fight on

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A crematorium in Yangon reports 31 funerals on Tuesday as pro-democracy activists continue to defy a security crackdown.

The families of dozens of people killed in demonstrations against military rule in Myanmar have attended funerals on the same day as one man was shot dead after protesters defied security forces.Some of the mourners vowed to continue to fight for democracyA crematorium in Yangon reported 31 funerals on Tuesday, a mourner at one of the ceremonies said.

Mourners, including many fellow medical students in white lab coats, chanted: "Our revolution must prevail."Some families told media the security forces had seized the bodies of victims, but they would still hold a funeral. At least 184 people have been killed by the security forces in the weeks of protests, the AAPP said, with the toll rising as one protester was shot dead in the central town of Kawlin.People held up pictures of Suu Kyi and called for an end to the repression during a small protest in the southern town of Dawei on Tuesday, the Dawei Watch media outlet reported. There was no report of violence.

State broadcaster MRTV said martial law had been imposed in parts of Yangon and military commanders would take over administration of districts and courts.

 

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