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People detained in Myanmar after release from scam compounds attempt an escape

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More than 270 some men and women were rescued from forced labour in scam compounds two months ago but remain in detention in Myanmar .

They attempted a mass escape Sunday out of fear that they may end up being sent back to prison-like compounds where they face beatings, torture and potentially even death.

Most of the 1,700 people still in Myanmar are being held in army camps or repurposed scam compounds controlled by the Kayin Border Guard Force .

Ethiopia says it has repatriated 130 citizens from an earlier batch.

Further rounds of repatriation will begin in the next 10 days , an official says.

The 270-plus group is waiting to be repatriated from their homes in Ethiopia .

“It’s really, really hard to trust,” says one man.

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