A protester outside the International Labour Organization office in Yangon holds up a sign decrying midnight arrests by security forces on February 17. (Frontier)
A protester outside the International Labour Organization office in Yangon holds up a sign decrying midnight arrests by security forces on February 17. (Frontier)

‘Don’t open the door’: Junta’s midnight raids arouse fear and resistance

A long-expected crackdown on the protest movement is gaining pace but late-night raids to arrest suspects are meeting noisy resistance from citizens.

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