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Myanmar farmers stage week-long protest over land grabs

MANDALAY, Myanmar (AFP) – Hundreds of Myanmar farmers entered the seventh day of protest over land grabs on Wednesday, demanding the government return seized fields and protect them from a surge in prosecutions over property disputes. Land ownership is one of the most contentious issues in formerly junta-run Myanmar, where the army is accused of rampantly confiscating land during its 50-year rule. Anger over land-grabs was a key factor that helped Aung San Suu Kyi’s […]