Minority Myanmar rebels free MP held for two months
The Arakan Army released Hawi Tin, saying it did so to improve relations between ethnic groups in the region
22 January 2020 - 11:58
Yangon — Ethnic minority rebels in Myanmar have released a lawmaker held hostage for two months in a bid to reduce tension in the war-torn western state of Rakhine, a human rights group and the rebels have said.
Rights groups had urged the Arakan Army (AA), which is fighting for greater autonomy, to release the MP for the ruling National League for Democracy party, who was seized in an attack on a boat in November...
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