Myanmar protesters paint Yangon red, call for boycott of Water Festival

Protesters taking part in a demonstration against the military coup in Mogok town, north of Mandalay.

* 'Blood has not dried' - activists mark protest deaths * Calls for burning Chinese goods, water festival boycott * Wireless broadband, cellular data curbs remain * Comedian held; arrests of dozens of influencers sought Myanmar's pro-democracy protesters sprayed red paint on roads in Yangon on Tuesday in a reminder to the junta that it had blood on its hands as the crisis created by a military coup in the Southeast Asian nation dragged on with no end in sight. Several groups called for a boycott of next week's Thingyan Water Festival, which marks the Buddhist new year. Leaflets calling for the ban, distributed in Yangon, said it would be a sign of compassion for the families of those killed. About 570 people have been killed during two months of unrest since the Feb. 1 coup, and security forces have arrested close to 3,500 people, with about four-fifths of them still in detention, advocacy group the Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said on Tuesday.