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Burmese Prisoners Used as Cannon Fodder

Loaded on May 15, 1992 published in Prison Legal News May, 1992, page 8
Filed under: International, Prisoners-International. Location: Myanmar.
Burmese Prisoners Used As Cannon Fodder

Phobahta, Burma. The Burmese army has been emptying out its prisons to use social prisoners to clear landmines and act as porters in its current military offensive. Burma has been ruled by military governments since 1960. After the civilian National League for Democracy won ...

 

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