Analysis of more than 50 videos show systematic and premeditated killings amid extensive deployment of battlefield weaponry
Soldiers implicated in atrocity crimes against ethnic minorities now operating in Myanmar’s cities
Evidence of extrajudicial executions and killings on orders of commanders
The Myanmar military is using increasingly lethal tactics and weapons normally seen on the battlefield against peaceful protesters and bystanders across the country, new research by Amnesty International has revealed.
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