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Myanmar: Anti-Mining Women Protesters Detained

· Written by Chan Myae Khine

Categories: East Asia, Myanmar (Burma), Protest, Women & Gender

Protest against detaining 12 woman for protesting [1]

Protest at a police station against the detention of 12 women in Monywa, Myanmar. Photo from Facebook of CJ Myanmar

A dozen women were detained for peacefully protesting against the Copper Mining Project which seized their lands in Monywa, Myanmar. Villagers, students and monks organized a protest [2][my] at the police station on September 10 to demand the freedom of the activists.