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Myanmar protesters commemorate 1962 crackdown in Yangon

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Around a hundred protesters march in central Yangon to mark the anniversary of the 1962 Yangon university protests during which more than a hundred people died and thousands were arrested in a violent crackdown by the military regime. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the generals ousted Suu Kyi's government in February, with pro-democracy protests met by a brutal military crackdown that has killed more than 880, according to a local monitoring group. IMAGES

Added on the 07/07/2021 06:26:59 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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