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Myanmar: Unacceptable death sentences

Historical archive

Published under: Solberg's Government

Publisher: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

'The death sentence against 19 people in Myanmar is unacceptable and a deeply worrying development', Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide said.

'Norway strongly urges Myanmar not to carry out the executions, to stop the violence and allow the UN Special Envoy to visit, the Minister Eriksen Søreide aid.