Myanmar executes ex-lawmaker, 3 other political prisoners
The executions announced on Monday were carried out despite worldwide pleas for clemency for the four men.
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The executions announced on Monday were carried out despite worldwide pleas for clemency for the four men.
The independent UN human rights expert for Myanmar called for a strong international response on Monday following the executions of four pro-democracy activists by the country’s military junta.
Myanmar has carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former lawmaker, a democracy activist and two other political prisoners who had been accused of a targeted killing after the country’s military takeover last year.
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