Myanmar frees at least 20 political prisoners
12 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar frees at least 20 political prisoners

India TV News  

Yangon, Jul 3: Myanmar's reformist government granted amnesties for at least 20 political prisoners today, but opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for the release of hundreds more still behind bars. Zaw Thet Htwe, who monitors prisoner releases for the opposition, said more than 20 of 46 detainees granted amnesties by President Thein Sein were prisoners of conscience, and he was able to confirm that 14 had actually been freed.The office of 88 Generation Students, a group that spearheaded a failed uprising against the military in 1988, put the number slightly higher, saying 24 political prisoners were among those to be freed today.Freedom for political prisoners is a benchmark used by Western nations critical of Myanmar's former military regime to judge Thein Sein's administration.Previous releases have been a major factor in decisions by those nations to ease economic and political embargoes they placed on the previous government for its poor human rights record and undemocratic rule.Thein Sein had served with the old regime, but came to office last year after a general election. He began a series of democratic reforms and opened a dialogue with the country's pro-democracy movement, winning Suu Kyi's praise for his efforts.She agreed to have her party contest by-elections in April, and she and other colleagues are now members of the small opposition faction in the military-dominated legislature.Human Rights Watch says at least 659 political prisoners have been released over the past year. Estimates by human rights groups of the number remaining in custody range from about 200 to about 600.

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My father has spent four years in a Myanmar prison – I won’t rest until he’s free
1 month, 2 weeks ago

My father has spent four years in a Myanmar prison – I won’t rest until he’s free

The Independent  

On 1 February 2021, I went into hiding. Since then, I have used all my energy to travel across multiple countries, refusing to seek asylum, so I can continue advocating for political prisoners like my father and the people of Myanmar. Now their situation has become even more desperate following Donald Trump’s recent foreign aid freeze, which has forced medical …

Foreigners among 6,000 prisoners to be freed under Myanmar junta’s annual amnesty
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Foreigners among 6,000 prisoners to be freed under Myanmar junta’s annual amnesty

The Independent  

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Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners, reduces sentences for 77th Independence Day
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners, reduces sentences for 77th Independence Day

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain on Saturday. Relatives celebrate with a released prisoner outside Insein prison on Myanmar's Independence Day They included just a small proportion of hundreds of political detainees jailed for opposing army rule …

Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day

The Independent  

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Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain on Saturday. They included just a small proportion of hundreds of political detainees jailed for opposing army rule since the military seized power in February 2021 from the elected …

Myanmar’s military regime to free nearly 6,000 prisoners in amnesty
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s military regime to free nearly 6,000 prisoners in amnesty

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s military rulers will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty to mark the country’s 77 years of independence from British colonial rule, state media said. The Associated Press news agency said the foreigners to be released could include four Thai fishermen who were arrested by Myanmar’s navy in late November after patrol boats opened fire on Thai …

Myanmar junta to release nearly 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar junta to release nearly 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty

New Indian Express  

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar's embattled junta government on Saturday said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country's independence day. More than 5,800 prisoners -- including 180 foreigners -- will be freed, the junta said in a statement on Saturday, when the country marks 77 years of independence from British colonial rule. The annual …

Myanmar’s government-in-exile says Suu Kyi’s detention a stark reminder of junta’s brutal rule: ‘Inhumane’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s government-in-exile says Suu Kyi’s detention a stark reminder of junta’s brutal rule: ‘Inhumane’

The Independent  

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Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries
3 months ago

Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three former UK foreign secretaries have today called for the release …

A prominent Myanmar Christian leader is released from prison for a second time in 4 months
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A prominent Myanmar Christian leader is released from prison for a second time in 4 months

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was released from prison earlier this week, a member of a Kachin peace organization said Wednesday. Samson, a former head of the Kachin Baptist Convention, also chairs the Kachin National Consultative Assembly, an umbrella organization uniting religious and civil society groups with political organizations …

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest
11 months ago

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said as it freed more than 3,000 prisoners under an amnesty to mark this week's traditional New Year holiday. Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi Suu Kyi, 78, and Win Myint, …

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave
11 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave

Al Jazeera  

Military also pardons 3,000 prisoners to mark this year’s traditional New Year holiday. Myanmar’s jailed former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure amid a severe heatwave, the military has said. Major General Zaw Min Tun told foreign media on Tuesday that Aung San Suu Kyi and …

Myanmar’s military government pardons 10,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar’s military government pardons 10,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government on Thursday pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain, but they apparently included just a small proportion of the thousands of political detainees jailed for opposing army rule. The head of Myanmar ’s military council, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, pardoned 9,652 prisoners to mark the holiday, state-run …

Myanmar generals pardon more than 9,000 prisoners
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar generals pardon more than 9,000 prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s generals have pardoned more than 9,000 prisoners, including 114 foreign nationals, to mark the country’s Independence Day. “Myanmar’s military generals are up to their same old tricks, releasing large numbers of common criminals and a bunch of foreign prisoners during a major national holiday and trying to dress that up as ‘progress’ on human rights,” Phil Robertson, the deputy …

Son of Aung San Suu Kyi launches new campaign to free jailed Myanmar leader
1 year, 4 months ago

Son of Aung San Suu Kyi launches new campaign to free jailed Myanmar leader

The Independent  

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Myanmar's jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing: source
1 year, 6 months ago

Myanmar's jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing: source

The Hindu  

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing and a request for an outside physician to see her has been denied by the country's military rulers, a source familiar with the matter and the shadow government loyal to her said on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since early 2021, when the military overthrew Ms. …

Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar's military-led government
1 year, 7 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar's military-led government

The Hindu  

Myanmar’s military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said on August 1. Explained | The legal battles of Aung San Suu Kyi since the 2021 coup in Myanmar The head of Myanmar’s military council, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, …

Former Myanmar ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences reduced by six years
1 year, 7 months ago

Former Myanmar ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences reduced by six years

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar's military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday. Myanmar's then leader Aung San Suu Kyi Former President Win Myint also had his sentence reduced as part of the clemency granted to more than 7,000 prisoners. The head …

Myanmar reduces some of ousted leader’s prison sentences
1 year, 7 months ago

Myanmar reduces some of ousted leader’s prison sentences

LA Times  

Myanmar’s military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leaderAung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday. The head of Myanmar’s military council, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, granted the clemency order to reduce the sentences in five cases against Suu Kyi in which she was convicted …

Myanmar’s military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports
1 year, 7 months ago

Myanmar’s military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-controlled government plans to transfer the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from a prison in the capital, Naypyitaw, to home confinement. The official in Naypyitaw, who is familiar with Suu Kyi’s situation, told The Associated Press that the military government will announce Suu Kyi’s transfer on the occasion of consecrating a new giant statue of …

Myanmar's military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports
1 year, 7 months ago

Myanmar's military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports

The Independent  

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Myanmar military regime accused of murdering political prisoners
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar military regime accused of murdering political prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Prison authorities accused of extrajudicial killings and torture with thousands of people arrested for their opposition to the coup. The military removed political prisoners from Kyaiksakaw Prison, in Bago Region’s Daik-U township, on June 27 under the pretence of transferring them, but a total of 37 have since gone missing, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners – a prominent monitoring …

Myanmar's Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar's Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army

The Independent  

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Myanmar’s Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar’s Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s Supreme Court scheduled hearings for this month to consider appeals from ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her conviction in cases that saw her receive a total of 33 years in prison, legal officials said Saturday. Two legal officials familiar with the cases filed against her said the Supreme Court planned to hear Suu Kyi’s appeals …

6,000 Myanmar civilians killed in 20 months post coup: report
1 year, 9 months ago

6,000 Myanmar civilians killed in 20 months post coup: report

The Hindu  

More than 6,000 civilians were killed in Myanmar in the first 20 months after the February 2021 military coup, a report published on June 13 by the Peace Research Institute of Oslo said. "Our data shows that the human toll of the conflict is higher than previously reported, and while the junta is clearly the main killer, anti-junta forces also …

Myanmar army rulers free 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar army rulers free 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government on Monday granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the traditional lunar New Year holiday, but it wasn’t immediately clear if those released included the thousands of political detainees locked up for opposing army rule. Some 17,460 political detainees, including Myanmar’s former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, were in detention as of …

Myanmar’s military junta frees 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar’s military junta frees 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture

LA Times  

Prisoners released from Insein Prison are welcomed by family and friends in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday. Myanmar’s military government Monday granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the traditional lunar New Year holiday, but it wasn’t immediately clear if those released included the thousands of political detainees locked up for opposing army rule. Some 17,460 political detainees, including …

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's political party for failing to re-register under new law
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's political party for failing to re-register under new law

Firstpost  

The Myanmar military gave two months to political parties to register under a strict new electoral law before fresh elections which they have promised to hold. However, the opponents have said that the elections will neither be free nor fair Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Myanmar’s military-controlled election commission said that the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party will be dissolved for …

Jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar
1 year, 11 months ago

Jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar

LA Times  

The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ordered dissolved by the military-appointed election commission on Tuesday because it failed to register for a planned general election, state television station MRTV reported. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which has denounced the election as a sham, was one of 40 parties that failed to meet …

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for a further seven years after final corruption trial
2 years, 2 months ago

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for a further seven years after final corruption trial

ABC  

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has found the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption and sentenced her to seven years in prison, in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said. Key points: Aung San Suu Kyi's other convictions had left her with a total sentence of 26 years The …

UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences
2 years, 3 months ago

UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush opposition, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights said Friday. High Commissioner Volker Türk said at least seven university students were sentenced to death behind closed doors on Wednesday, and there are reports that …

Graft convictions extend Aung San Suu Kyi's prison term to 26 years
2 years, 5 months ago

Graft convictions extend Aung San Suu Kyi's prison term to 26 years

The Hindu  

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on two more corruption charges on October 12 with two three-year sentences, to be served concurrently, added to previous convictions that now leave her with a 26-year total prison term. Suu Kyi was detained on February 1, 2021, when the military seized power from her elected …

Graft convictions extend Suu Kyi's prison term to 26 years
2 years, 5 months ago

Graft convictions extend Suu Kyi's prison term to 26 years

India TV News  

Highlights Suu Kyi was detained on February 1, 2021, when the military seized power from her elected govt She denied the allegations against her in this case She was accused of receiving USD 550,000 from Maung Weik, a tycoon convicted of drug trafficking A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more …

Aung San Suu Kyi's prison term extended to 26 years after further corruption convictions
2 years, 5 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi's prison term extended to 26 years after further corruption convictions

ABC  

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, extending her total prison sentence to 26 years. Key points: Aung San Suu Kyi has been the face of opposition to military rule in Myanmar for more than three decades Her party was democratically elected in 2015 but was ousted by the military last year, …

Timeline: Five years of Rohingya refugee crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

Timeline: Five years of Rohingya refugee crisis

Al Jazeera  

August 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the military crackdown that the UN said was carried out with ‘genocidal intent’. Here are the key dates in the five-year crisis: Army operations On August 25, 2017, a shadowy Rohingya armed group, called the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, stages coordinated attacks on dozens of police posts in Myanmar’s coastal Rakhine state, killing …

Aung San Suu Kyi: Former Myanmar leader sentenced to 6 more years in prison
2 years, 7 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi: Former Myanmar leader sentenced to 6 more years in prison

CNN  

CNN — A court in military-run Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six more years in prison after convicting her on four extra counts of corruption, state media reported on Tuesday. The latest verdict in the series of secretive trials against the Nobel laureate takes her total jail term to 17 years and comes as the …

Fears for more than 100 dissidents sentenced to death in Myanmar after executions spark condemnation
2 years, 7 months ago

Fears for more than 100 dissidents sentenced to death in Myanmar after executions spark condemnation

ABC  

Fears are growing that Myanmar's military junta could put dozens more political prisoners to death, after high-profile executions sparked international backlash this week. Key points: At least 115 people have been sentenced to death in Myanmar since the coup Reports are spreading that some death row prisoners have been moved within Insein prison, prompting fears more executions could be imminent …

Myanmar executions are a grim portend
2 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar executions are a grim portend

Hindustan Times  

The Myanmar junta’s decision to hang four of its opponents, including two prominent pro-democracy activists, over the weekend has been met with a wave of opprobrium from around the world. The first executions in Myanmar since 1988 showed that the country’s military leadership cares very little about international sanctions and vociferous criticism of the coup it carried out last year …

Myanmar executes ex-lawmaker, 3 other political prisoners
2 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar executes ex-lawmaker, 3 other political prisoners

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s government confirmed Monday it had carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former lawmaker, a democracy activist and two other political prisoners who had been accused of a targeted killing after the country’s military takeover last year. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the executions, which mark “a further deterioration of the already …

Myanmar junta executes four democracy activists in first capital punishment for more than 30 years
2 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar junta executes four democracy activists in first capital punishment for more than 30 years

The Independent  

Myanmar’s military has executed four pro-democracy activists, including a former lawmaker from ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, in the country’s first use of capital punishment for more than three decades. Veteran democracy figure Kyaw Min Yu, 53, who was better known as Jimmy, was executed on charges of terrorism alongside former National League for Democracy lawmaker Phyo Zeyar …

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to prison solitary confinement
2 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to prison solitary confinement

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from a secret detention location to solitary confinement in a prison compound in the capital, Naypyidaw, a spokesman for the country’s military government said. “They are trying to show they are tough, they are trying to claim that Aung San Suu Kyi is not going to be able to stay …

Myanmar to execute a former MP from ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party, its first use of death penalty in decades
2 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar to execute a former MP from ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party, its first use of death penalty in decades

ABC  

Myanmar's military government says appeals by two prominent democracy activists against their death sentences have been rejected, paving the way for the country's first executions in decades. Key points: Two prominent pro-democracy figures will be executed for alleged terrorism Myanmar's last judicial execution was carried out in 1976 More than 100 people have been sentenced to death since a February …

No political prisoners released in Myanmar holiday amnesty
2 years, 11 months ago

No political prisoners released in Myanmar holiday amnesty

Al Jazeera  

Military releases 1,619 prisoners to mark the traditional new year holiday, but no political prisoners were freed. Myanmar’s military has started releasing more than 1,600 prisoners to mark the Southeast Asian nation’s traditional New Year festivities, but no political detainees were freed despite the country’s ruling general promising to restore peace this year. “As part of the celebration of Myanmar’s …

Prominent Myanmar filmmaker against military rule arrested after a year on the run
3 years, 1 month ago

Prominent Myanmar filmmaker against military rule arrested after a year on the run

LA Times  

Filmmaker Htun Zaw Win was arrested almost a year after being put on a wanted list for encouraging government workers to join anti-government protests. An award-winning film director in Myanmar has been arrested almost a year after he was put on a wanted list for encouraging government employees to join in protests against military rule, a colleague and local media …

Cambodian leader admits error over Myanmar prisoner release
3 years, 1 month ago

Cambodian leader admits error over Myanmar prisoner release

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that Myanmar’s military government had released an Australian economist detained for the past year, but Myanmar authorities denied his claim. In a morning speech marking the inauguration of a road, Hun Sen said Sean Turnell was released from detention on Sunday in response to a request by the Cambodian …

Aung San Suu Kyi's jail sentence halved to two years by Myanmar junta chief
3 years, 3 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi's jail sentence halved to two years by Myanmar junta chief

Firstpost  

The ousted leader has been detained since the generals staged a coup and ousted her government on 1 February, ending the Southeast Asian country’s brief period of democracy Yangon: Myanmar’s junta chief reduced the jail sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years on Monday, after initially doling out four years for incitement against the military and …

Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to prison for four years by Myanmar junta – Firstpost
3 years, 3 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to prison for four years by Myanmar junta – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to two years for incitement against the military and another two years for breaching a natural disaster law relating to COVID Yangon, Myanmar: Myanmar’s junta jailed ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday for four years for incitement against the military and breaching COVID rules, a government spokesman told AFP, the first of …

Myanmar Court Sentences Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi To 4 Years Jail
3 years, 3 months ago

Myanmar Court Sentences Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi To 4 Years Jail

Live Law  

A Myanmar court on Monday sentenced former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, reported AFP. The former Myanmar leader, who was ousted by the military in a coup in February, was sentenced to four years in prison by a court on Monday on the first two of the at least 11 charges against her, according …

In Partial Pardon By Myanmar Court, Aung San Suu Kyi's Jail Term Halved to 2 Yrs
3 years, 3 months ago

In Partial Pardon By Myanmar Court, Aung San Suu Kyi's Jail Term Halved to 2 Yrs

The Quint  

A court in Myanmar on Tuesday, 7 December, halved the prison sentence of the country's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years, on charges of inciting public unrest and breaching COVID rules, Reuters reported. Suu Kyi, however, is on trial for many more charges and could face up to 102 years in jail if found guilty of all …

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to jail
3 years, 3 months ago

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to jail

Al Jazeera  

Monday’s conviction is first in a dozen cases Myanmar’s military has brought against deposed leader since February coup. Zaw Min Tun, a spokesman for Myanmar’s military told the AFP news agency on Monday that Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of incitement and of violating COVID-19 rules. “I call upon Member States to significantly increase pressure on the junta …

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