The massacres and scorched-earth tactics such as the razing of entire villages represent the latest escalation in the Burmese military's violence against both civilians and the growing opposition. Since the military seized power in February, it has cracked down ever more brutally, abducting young men and boys, killing health care workers and torturing prisoners.
The massacres and scorched-earth tactics such as the razing of entire villages represent the latest escalation in the Burmese military's violence against both civilians and the growing opposition. Since the military seized power in February, it has cracked down ever more brutally, abducting young men and boys, killing health care workers and torturing prisoners.