Men and women rescued from scam compounds in Myanmar sit inside a camp belonging to the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army in Kyaukhat, Myanmar on April 13, 2025, after their escape attempt to discuss their options for getting home. - AP
BANGKOK: They walked out of the compound in Myanmar not knowing where they would go. Though they were aiming for the river that separated them from Thailand and freedom, they didn't know if they would make it across.
A group of more than 270 some men and women, who were rescued from forced labour in scam compounds two months ago but remain in detention in Myanmar, 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.
