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New Australian sanctions against Myanmar rulers on coup anniversary

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Anti-coup protesters walk through a market Source: AAP

Australia has announced sanctions against those responsible for what it calls “egregious human rights abuses in Myanmar”. The move comes on the second anniversary of the violent military coup which saw the ouster and arrest of democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.


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