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Seren Morris

Who were the four people executed by Myanmar’s junta?

Kyaw Min Yu was one of four men executed in Myanmar.

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

The military of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, executed four democracy advocates after accusing them of committing “terror acts.”

State media outlet Global Light of Myanmar has not reported how or when the four men were executed, but it is thought to be the first use of capital punishment in decades.

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