The Burmese military tortured and killed at least 17 civiliansĀ after beheading and dismembering five captured resistance fighters earlier this month. The incidents took place at two villages inĀ Sagaing region, and were reported by the independent Myanmar Now.Ā A UN Human Rights Office report issued onĀ March 3Ā found that some 80% of townships across Burma have experienced armed clashes since the February 2021 coup, with nearly 3,000 people killed by security forces and almost 40,000 homes destroyed. (TNH)
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