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Based on 5 verified sources covering Myanmar:

At least nine civilians and anti-regime protesters in Yangon who spoke to CNN on Friday remain in detention, although the junta told the US broadcaster that they had been released. [1]

After witnessing a junta military sniper shoot dead an elderly man who was trying to protect his grandchild while she retrieved a doll in Yangon’s Hlaing Thayar Township on March 14, 2021, freelance photojournalist Ko Aung Aung resolved to steadfastl... [2]

Khine Thinzar Aye protests the Myanmar military dictatorship in Hlaing township, Yangon in March 2021. [3]

Another gruesome milestone was reached on Wednesday: My organization has collected and published the names of at least 4,000 people killed by junta troops and Pyu Saw Hti militiamen since the post-coup crackdowns began in February 2021. [4]

Military and civilian MPs read side by side in Parliament’s libraries and reading rooms in Naypyidaw. (Photos: Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy) | Military and civilian MPs read side by side in Parliament’s libraries and reading rooms in Naypyidaw. [5]

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[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-04-04 · 100% match

Myanmar Protesters and Interviewees Remain in Detention After Speaking to CNN

At least nine civilians and anti-regime protesters in Yangon who spoke to CNN on Friday remain in detention, although the junta told the US broadcaster that they had been released.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2024-05-22 · 100% match

‘Unsung Heroes’: Myanmar’s Independent Journalists Vow to Continue Their Work

After witnessing a junta military sniper shoot dead an elderly man who was trying to protect his grandchild while she retrieved a doll in Yangon’s Hlaing Thayar Township on March 14, 2021, freelance photojournalist Ko Aung Aung resolved to steadfastl

[3] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-06-13 · 97% match

Myanmar labor leader to fight dictatorship after prison release

Khine Thinzar Aye protests the Myanmar military dictatorship in Hlaing township, Yangon in March 2021.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2023-08-24 · 97% match

Myanmar Junta’s Message Is Clear: No Intention of Reducing Violence

Another gruesome milestone was reached on Wednesday: My organization has collected and published the names of at least 4,000 people killed by junta troops and Pyu Saw Hti militiamen since the post-coup crackdowns began in February 2021.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-02-26 · 34% match

The Lawmakers’ Library

Military and civilian MPs read side by side in Parliament’s libraries and reading rooms in Naypyidaw. (Photos: Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy) | Military and civilian MPs read side by side in Parliament’s libraries and reading rooms in Naypyidaw.

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