In Burma, a BBC investigation has revealed the Burmese military carried out a series of mass killings of civilians in July that resulted in the deaths of at least 40 men. Several witnesses and survivors told the BBC Burmese soldiers rounded up villagers in Kani Township, then separated the men and killed them. Video footage of the killings appears to show most of the men killed were first tortured. Their bodies were buried in shallow graves. Kani Township is known to be a hub of opposition to Burma’s military dictatorship.