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Newshour: 25/07/2022 13:06 GMT: Myanmar: Military executes four democracy activists

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Myanmar: Military executes four democracy activists

25/07/2022 13:06 GMT

25/07/2022 13:06 GMT: Myanmar: Military executes four democracy activists

BBC World Service - Newshour, Myanmar: Military executes four democracy activists

Executions believed to be the first use of capital punishment in Myanmar in decades.

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Four democracy activists have been executed by Myanmar's military in what is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades. The four - including activist Ko Jimmy and lawmaker Phyo Zeya Thaw - were accused of committing "terror acts". We hear reaction from the UN and the National Unity Government of Myanmar in exile.

Also in the programme: people head to the polls in Tunisia to vote on a new constitution; and Bob Rafelson, an influential producer and director who co-created The Monkees, has died at the age of 89.

(Image: Prominent pro-democracy activist Kyaw Min Yu, or Ko Jimmy, pictured in 2012.Credit Soe Zeya Tun//Reuters)

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