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Ethnic and Religious Persecution in Burma
Clip: Season 9 | 7m 15s
In Myanmar, military rulers are conducting a campaign of oppression.
In Myanmar, which many still call Burma, military rulers allow no democracy or free speech and persecute religious minority groups. Human rights groups say there is a campaign of oppression that has resulted in almost a million and a half displaced people. Critics say the generals who control the area are conducting a form of ethnic cleansing hidden from the eyes of the outside world.
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Ethnic and Religious Persecution in Burma
Clip: Season 9 | 7m 15s
In Myanmar, which many still call Burma, military rulers allow no democracy or free speech and persecute religious minority groups. Human rights groups say there is a campaign of oppression that has resulted in almost a million and a half displaced people. Critics say the generals who control the area are conducting a form of ethnic cleansing hidden from the eyes of the outside world.
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