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6 Aug 2013

Zarni Mann, Lin Thant, Irrawaddy (Myanmar)

4 Arrested in Crackdown on Monastery Near Letpadaung Mine [Myanmar]

A monastery near the controversial Letpadaung copper mine in Sagaing Division was raided at around 2am...by military police in search of activists fighting for local residents’ land rights. According to villagers, four people were arrested and at least 15 others were injured as police smashed glass windows and destroyed property at the local monastery in the village of Zee Taw. [refers to Wanbao, Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings]

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4 Arrested in Crackdown on Monastery Near Letpadaung Mine [Myanmar]

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