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In this April 28, 2014 photo, land grab victims burn incense sticks and pray in front of a makeshift altar for the “Demon of Earth” at their protest camp in Yangon, Myanmar. Families from Michaung Kan in eastern Yangon have eagerly tested newfound freedoms by protesting and sending petitions to the president and parliament, to no avail. Now some are turning to old ways: Curses and black magic. Coffins marked with the names of those who seized property have been set ablaze. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

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In this April 29, 2014 photo, flowers, bananas and coconuts are offered by victims of land grab to the “Demon of Earth” at a makeshift altar in front of their protest camp in Yangon, Myanmar. Families from Michaung Kan in eastern Yangon have eagerly tested newfound freedoms by protesting and sending petitions to the president and parliament, to no avail. Now some are turning to old ways: Curses and black magic. Coffins marked with the names of those who seized property have been set ablaze. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

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In this April 28, 2014 photo, land grab victims burn incense sticks and pray in front of a makeshift altar for the “Demon of Earth” at their protest camp in Yangon, Myanmar. Families from Michaung Kan in eastern Yangon have eagerly tested newfound freedoms by protesting and sending petitions to the president and parliament, to no avail. Now some are turning to old ways: Curses and black magic. Coffins marked with the names of those who seized property have been set ablaze. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)