Mratt Kyaw Thu poses at the Retiro park in Madrid on June 7. The Myanmar reporter travelled to Spain on June 1 to seek asylum after fleeing the military junta in Yangon. (AFP)
Mratt Kyaw Thu poses at the Retiro park in Madrid on June 7. The Myanmar reporter travelled to Spain on June 1 to seek asylum after fleeing the military junta in Yangon. (AFP)

Escape from Myanmar: how reporter Mratt Kyaw Thu fled to safety in Spain

While boarding the plane that would fly him to Europe, Mratt Kyaw Thu felt safe for the first time since the February 1 military coup.

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