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Feb 2022

31m 56s

Myanmar's bloody revolution, one year on

About this episode

It's been a year since Myanmar's violent military junta overthrew the country's democratic experiment and seized power in a coup. With thousands of civilians imprisoned or killed, what has the past year in the country looked like?

WARNING: some listeners may find some of this episode's content disturbing

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Guests:

Dr. Sasa, spokesperson for Myanmar's deposed civilian government

Philip Sherwell, Asia correspondent, The Sunday Times

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: CNN, BBC, Sky News, Al Jazeera, Euronews, CBSN, Global News, AP Archive

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