Volunteer medics unload the body of a student protestor who died after being shot during protests in Yangon, on March 27, 2021. PHOTO: NYTIMES via The Straits Times/ANN
YANGON, April 2 (NY TIimes/The Straits Times/ANN): The military junta that seized power in Myanmar 14 months ago is now detaining 10,000 political prisoners, a rights organisation that monitors detentions said Thursday (March 31).
Many of the prisoners have been tortured and are being held in deplorable conditions, according to the group.
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