A new U.N. report finds that tens of thousands have been detained and over 5,000 people killed since Myanmar's military junta seized power in a 2021 coup.
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00:00A new UN report says Myanmar's military government has ramped up violence against civilians,
00:06with over 5,000 people killed since it seized power in a 2021 coup.
00:12The report highlights the government's efforts to force people to fight and to silence dissent.
00:18Tens of thousands of civilians have been detained or arrested since the coup. Many have died
00:24in airstrikes, artillery attacks or in custody under brutal conditions.
00:30The report's findings are based on remote interviews with victims and witnesses. Officials
00:35say that the situation is ongoing.
00:38Even though many people assume that the arrests, the mass arrests, were really a feature of
00:462021 and 2022, they continue to happen throughout the country.