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Myanmar Witness: organization collects social media content to document human rights concerns

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Nine months after the military coup in the country, this team of investigators work together with Myanmar citizens, witnesses and journalists, who can anonymously submit photos and videos online.Myanmar Witness verify and archive these online claims; they can use this material as potential evidence in future human rights proceedings.We tell you more on this segment of Truth or Fake.    

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