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Top democracy activists were executed in Myanmar – 4 key things to know
The current conflict in Myanmar raised new international concern when the country’s military announced on July 25, 2022, that it had executed four pro-democracy activists and political prisoners.
The high-profile killings were the latest signal that the civil conflict in the Southeast Asian country is deepening, almost 18 months after the military staged a coup and overtook the democratically elected government in February 2021.
- Tharaphi Than
- The Conversation
The military killed two leading political leaders who opposed the junta – Kyaw Min Yu, a writer and activist …