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Exiles take the war in Myanmar abroad

Former child soldier Johnny Htoo shows his tattoo reading 'From my mother I was born in blood, and I will die in blood, too', at his home in Ratchaburi. The popular Karen activist has settled in Thailand. The New York Times

An ousted legislator from Myanmar, doing kitchen work in a restaurant in the United States, sends half of his salary to the forces battling the military that seized power in his country. From "home" in a Southeast Asian country, a Myanmar national says nightly prayers for his country at a makeshift altar.

These are but a few of Myanmar's people who are away from home, having taken different routes to other countries since the military takeover on Feb 1 last year.

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