The arrest of health care providers in Loikaw was abominable.
When helping to treat/save patients in #Myanmar has now become a crime. #Military raided a church clinic in #Loikaw #Kayah state, eastern Myanmar & arrested almost 20 volunteer doctors, nurses accusing them of aiding "terrorists". #WhatsHappeningInMyanmarhttps://t.co/3fGA8gfIRS pic.twitter.com/lCVDUCEc2Q
— May Wong (@MayWongCNA) November 24, 2021
Medical professionals, volunteers supporting IDPs + vulnerable ppl continue to be targeted by the military junta. After nearly 18 healthcare staff were arrested during a raid on a charity clinic at a church in Kayah, services have been forced to shutdown.https://t.co/GGobfyth69
— Network for Human Rights Documentation - Burma (@NDBurma) November 25, 2021
Myanmar junta raided a church-run clinic in Loikaw, Kayah State on November 22 arresting 18 medics with accusations of giving treatments to patients from "terrorist organizations" according to state media.
48 patients were forced to move to a hospital under the military control. pic.twitter.com/99qwLEAqq6— Shoon Naing (@Shoon_Naing) November 24, 2021
After having their faces plastered over state media, 18 healthcare workers have walked free after 200 troops stormed a Loikaw cathedral. https://t.co/RYEcJETeva
— DVB English News (@DVB_English) November 24, 2021
#Myanmar army raids “illegal clinic” at Loikaw, Kayah
- Doctors, nurses arrested over “unofficial medical treatment” given to “terrorist” patients
- Local tipoff led to raid
- Clinic had simple operating room, 48 patients at time of raid
— Leong Wai Kit (@LeongWaiKitCNA) November 23, 2021
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