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July 25, 2022

Burmese Military Executes Four Activists Who Opposed Coup
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Burma's military junta has executed four men who had been jailed for
opposing last year's military coup. These are believed to be the first
executions in Burma in over three decades. One of the prisoners, Kyaw
Min Yu, was the prominent pro-democracy activist also known as Ko Jimmy.
He was a student leader in the 1988 uprising and has spent many years in
jail. Another one of the prisoners executed was Phyo Zeya Thaw, a former
rapper who became a lawmaker in Aung San Suu Kyi's party.


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