A major road in Yangon seen deserted during the last silent strike in December (AFP)

‘Online mob’ assists silent strike crackdown

Pro-military social media users are helping Myanmar’s military regime hunt down business owners planning to support a silent strike on February 1, and activists say messaging app Telegram is failing to stop their campaign despite it potentially putting lives at risk.

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