Myanmar soccer goalie receives official refugee status in Japan

Myanmar soccer goalie receives official refugee status in Japan

Pyae Lyan Aung, a Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper who refused to return home after protesting against the February 2021 military coup in his country, gives a three-finger salute while holding a certificate showing his refugee status in Japan on Aug. 20, 2021, in Osaka.

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