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Myanmar courts sentence activists up to 37 years over election boycott protest
Courts in Myanmar have sentenced nine activists to up to 37 years in prison for involvement in a protest calling for a boycott of the elections last December, an activist group said Wednesday. May Hnin, a spokesperson fo
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