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A view of the General Aung San Statue at Bogyoke park in Yangon. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
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18 October 2019
Chin groups express opposition to statue plans
Photo: Kayan New Generation Youth - KNGY
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16 February 2019
NGO calls for investigation into use of force...
The Myanmar authorities should immediately investigate the alleged excessive use of force...
Chief Minister of Kayah state L Paung Sho. Photo: Embassy of Japan in Myanmar
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15 February 2019
Kayah state Chief Minister defends crackdown on...
Chief Minister of Kayah state, L Paung Sho, has justified as legal a police crackdown on...
Students during the protest. Photo: Kayan New Generation Youth - KNGY/Facebook
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14 February 2019
Charges to be dropped against ethnic minority...
Charges will be dropped against dozens of ethnic minority protesters who demonstrated...
Activists hold a banner and placards during a demonstration to support the protest over a divisive statue of independence hero General Aung San installed in Kayah State, Yangon on 12 February 2019. Photo: Thet Ko/Mizzima
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13 February 2019
Myanmar police crack down on protest against...
Police fired rubber bullets into a crowd of several thousand demonstrators in eastern...
Photo: Kayan New Generation Youth - KNGY
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09 February 2019
Activists arrested over independence hero statue...
Police officers arrested dozens of protestors in eastern Myanmar who now face charges of...