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From cemeteries to shopping centres

January 27, 2016

Most of Yangon’s cemeteries were relocated on junta orders about 25 years ago and almost all have been replaced by big commercial developments.

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In photos: Praying for the dead in Kayah State

In Demoso Township, where many have been killed in the military's campaign of violence, an annual prayer ceremony for the dead has taken on a new revolutionary spirit.

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