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Hip-hop Star Banished to Remote Prison

Source: Myanmar News

Yangon : Myanmar | 11 months ago

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Seven political detainees, including popular hip-hop star Zayar Thaw, were transported to prisons in remote areas around Burma on Wednesday, said sources in Rangoon. Zayar Thaw, 27, who received a six-year prison sentence on November 20 for his participation in the last year's anti-government...

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