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Government pressure forces cancellation of Myanmar rights group report launch

A rights group in Myanmar was forced to cancel the launch of a report on alleged army torture and war crimes, the Guardian reports.

Ta'ang Women's Organisation (TWO) claimed that the regional government forced two hotels in Yangon to cancel their booking for the launch event.

The report highlights "systematic war crimes" by armed forces in areas inhabited by, Ta'ang, an ethnic minority in Myanmar.

The group said “TWO regards the cancellations by both hotels as an indicator of the ongoing restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, even under the new government.”

Read more on the Guardian.

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