Fireworks go off during a military parade, to commemorate 30 years of a ceasefire signed with the Myanmar military in the Wa State, in Panghsang on April 17, 2019. (AFP)

‘If they catch me, they’ll kill me’: Trafficked in Wa State

Chinese and Myanmar nationals have fallen prey to fake job postings in the Wa autonomous zone of northeastern Myanmar, where they are kept prisoner, beaten and forced to run online scams.

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