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Lawyers in Myanmar say situation becoming ‘very VERY difficult’ as regime steps up arrests and harassment.
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Healthcare workers have set up mobile clinics to treat protesters but say their biggest challenge is ‘not to get shot’ .
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Ethnic minorities say they feel betrayed by politicians who have taken jobs with military’s State Administration Council
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Armed forces are notorious for their brutality and their chief led the brutal 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya.
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The families of 18 people taken by the military last March are still waiting for news of their loved ones – and justice.
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People in Myanmar’s troubled western state are battling a surge in coronavirus in the midst of escalating conflict.