Myanmar: Burmese Jade Mining Film Scoops Awards at Rangoon Festival

Jun 20, 2016 | San Yamin Aung, The Irrawaddy
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A documentary about the deadly jade mining industry in Hpakant, Kachin State—where landslides have killed scores of small-scale miners over the last year—won two out of ten awards at the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival held last week in Rangoon.