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Bill Huizenga: “More than 75,000 people have been killed, and the military…”

Featuring: Bill Huizenga, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, District 4

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Huizenga Delivers Unanimous Vote in U.S. House to Sanction Military Junta in Burma

Published | Video Starts at 04:34

Mr. Speaker, let me end with this. Since the 2021 coup, nearly 3 million Burmese have been driven from their homes. More than 75,000 people have been killed, and the military has swept up more than 30,000 political prisoners into detention. silencing those who oppose them. The Burmese military has left a trail of devastation, damaging or destroying at least 343 Christian churches and numerous other religious buildings, according to the Burmese Research Institute. (04:34–04:43)

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Asserts that over 75,000 people have been killed and 30,000 detained as political prisoners in Burma.

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