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Machine-gun fire, sleeping in safe houses and waking every morning anxious to find out who has been arrested overnight.
From: 101 East
Inside Myanmar’s Crackdown
With the death toll rising in Myanmar, 101 East is on the front lines as protesters fight back after a military coup.
11 Mar 2021
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