Myanmar parents disown their dissident children amid junta's threats
Myanmar parents disown their dissident children amid junta’s threats
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Myanmar parents disown their dissident children amid junta’s threats
Every day for the last three months, an average of six or seven families in Myanmar have posted notices in the country's state-owned newspapers cutting ties with sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren who have publicly opposed the ruling military junta.
The notices started to appear in large numbers after the army announced it would take over properties of its opponents and arrest people giving shelter to protesters.
Fearing junta, hundreds of Myanmar parents disown dissident children
Every day for the last three months, an average of six or seven families in Myanmar have posted notices in the country's state-owned newspapers cutting ties with sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren.