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This Myanmar City is a Hotbed for Anti-Coup Protests; It’s Also the Coup Leader’s Hometown

2021-05-06

Residents of Dawei, in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region, have turned out by the thousands for near-daily marches against the military regime.

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