Yangon after dark, when junta authorities seeking conscripts are reportedly seizing young men on the street or during household inspections. (AFP)

Junta dragnet: More youth abducted in desperate conscription drive

Regime authorities appear to be increasingly abducting young men on the street or during household inspections to boost the number of military conscripts, while families and activists say bribes are no longer enough to free them.

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