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Thousands protest in Myanmar over toddler rape case
7 years agoProtesters walk to the Central Investigation Department (CID) during the demonstration demanding justice for a two-year-old who was raped and given the pseudonym "Victoria" in Yangon on July 6, 2019. Seven nurseries in Myanmar's capital remained closed as police charged a suspect for allegedly raping a two-year-old, a case that has horrified a country where experts say assaults on children are widespread. Sai Aung MAIN / AFP
Thousands of protesters marched in Yangon Saturday as outrage over the rape of a two-year-old spilled onto the streets following a viral online campaign in a case that has left Myanmar society reeling.