While reopening the Tachilek land border and ramping up its promotion of domestic tourism, the regime is removing restrictions established during the pandemic. However, in Rakhine State, prisoners’ families say authorities are still using COVID-19 rules to justify a state-wide freeze on prison visits.
This week’s story is by journalists from Development Media Group.
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