Your playlist will load after this ad They’re concerned that when their visas expire, they’ll be subject to the violence that’s mired Myanmar since the February coup. Source: 1 NEWS
Tensions have been rising since the military overthrew the country s democratically-elected government in February this year.
So far, 564 people have been killed by security forces, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, and 2667 have been detained.
One former military man told 1 NEWS as the coup happened, he watched on, ashamed, at the actions of a force he was once a part of; one that had vowed to protect, not hurt the people.