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Calls for Australia to offer asylum to Myanmar temporary visa holders critical of the military coup
Community leaders are calling for the Australian government to provide asylum to temporary visa holders from Myanmar as violence continues in the South-East Asian nation.
Key points:
- Community leaders fear outspoken Myanmar citizens will be arrested when they return home
- International students have been more active in their opposition and are most at risk
- There are 3,535 temporary visa holders from Myanmar in Australia
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Myanmar since the military seized power and detained government leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1.
Dozens of people have been injured and at least five killed amid violent clashes between protesters and police in the country’s major cities including Yangon,…
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