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UN envoy tells Myanmar military to halt executions, end violence

UN envoy Noeleen Heyzer was not allowed to meet elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi who was detained by the generals when they seized power [Myanmar's Military Information Team via AFP]

The United Nations’ special envoy on Myanmar has called for an end to violence and the release of all political prisoners on her first visit to the troubled country since her appointment last year.

The military seized power in February 2021, hours before the country’s new parliament was due to sit, detaining elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and members of her civilian government.

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