YANGON, Myanmar: (AP) The junta in Myanmar junta held a massive government-orchestrated rally Saturday in Yangon, as security forces kept cracking down on pro-democracy protesters by rounding up some of the country’s most prominent political activists.
The rights group Amnesty International said four activists, who led pro-democracy marches several weeks ago and then went into hiding, were arrested early Saturday in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city.
Amnesty said it did not have details of the arrests, which could not be independently confirmed.
The rights group said it feared for their safety.
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