Australia 'appalled' by Myanmar executions, Penny Wong offers condolences to families still without answers
2 years, 4 months ago

Australia 'appalled' by Myanmar executions, Penny Wong offers condolences to families still without answers

ABC  

In the wake of Myanmar's execution of four democracy advocates, members of the international community — including Australia and the organisation representing the country's neighbours — have condemned the killings as "appalling" and "highly reprehensible". Key points: Families of the executed men say the junta will not return their loved ones' bodies Some relatives were able to speak with the men but were not told of their impending execution The UN and international community have condemned Myanmar for the executions Meanwhile, the men's families have been left without answers about their loved ones' deaths — and even their bodies. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, sent a letter to junta chief Min Aung Hlaing last month appealing to him not to carry out the executions. Myanmar junta executes four activists Photo shows Four people standing and smiling at Sydney departure gate Among those executed was former hip-hop artist and ousted MP Phyo Zeya Thaw, who has close ties to Australia and whose death has sent a ripple of shock through the diaspora community here.

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Australia imposes sanctions on senior Iranian military and leaders of Myanmar's military junta
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia imposes sanctions on senior Iranian military and leaders of Myanmar's military junta

ABC  

The Australian government has imposed sanctions on senior Iranian military and government officials, as well as the leaders of Myanmar's military junta. Key points: The travel bans and asset freezes target 16 Iranians including the commander-in-chief of the nation's army A Senate committee is expected to recommend Australia list Iran's brutal Islamic Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation Australia had …

Australian government reveals $2.5 million spend at Myanmar military-linked hotels in bloody aftermath of coup
2 years, 3 months ago

Australian government reveals $2.5 million spend at Myanmar military-linked hotels in bloody aftermath of coup

ABC  

The Australian government has spent more than $2.5 million in taxpayer funds on luxury accommodation linked to Myanmar's military junta since it overthrew the country's democratically elected government in a coup last year. Key points: Human rights groups say Australia is failing the Myanmar people by patronising these hotels Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia's operations in Myanmar don't directly …

Allegations of torture by Myanmar's military regime revealed in new Amnesty International report
2 years, 4 months ago

Allegations of torture by Myanmar's military regime revealed in new Amnesty International report

ABC  

Two days before his arrest, journalist Nathan Maung sensed he was in danger. Key points: A new Amnesty International report exposes survivors' descriptions of psychological torture and physical ill-treatment The report describes people being hit and kicked, tasered and touched with electrical wires Accounts of atrocities in Myanmar today bring back painful memories for people in Australia The US citizen …

Defiance in Myanmar even as executions prompt fears for detained
2 years, 4 months ago

Defiance in Myanmar even as executions prompt fears for detained

Al Jazeera  

More than 70 political prisoners are on death row in the country and analysts fear a desperate military regime could step up killings. When Thazin Nyunt Aung first heard that her husband had been executed by the Myanmar military, her feelings “couldn’t be expressed in words”. “If something happens to one of us, the one who is left behind should …

Myanmar executions are a grim portend
2 years, 4 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 executions of 4 activists spur global outrage
2 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar executions of 4 activists spur global outrage

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — International outrage over Myanmar’s execution of four political prisoners intensified Tuesday with grassroots protests and strong condemnation from world governments, as well as fears the hangings could derail nascent attempts to bring an end to the violence and unrest that has beset the Southeast Asian nation since the military seized power last year. With the executions, he said, …

Myanmar's execution of political prisoners | Outrage intensified with widespread condemnation from world governments
2 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar's execution of political prisoners | Outrage intensified with widespread condemnation from world governments

The Hindu  

International outrage over Myanmar's execution of four political prisoners intensified on July 26 with strong condemnation from world governments and grassroots protests. “We feel that this is a crime against humanity,” said Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, speaking at the side of the U.N.’s Special Envoy on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur. “We can't tolerate …

Myanmar’s military says executions were ‘justice for the people’
2 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar’s military says executions were ‘justice for the people’

Al Jazeera  

Killing of four anti-coup activists has been met with widespread international outrage. Major General Zaw Min Tun, military spokesman for the self-styled State Administration Council, said the executions – the first to take place in the country in decades – were lawful and not “personal”. International condemnation mounts Earlier on Tuesday, the United Nations’ Special Envoy on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer …

International condemnation after Myanmar executes activists
2 years, 4 months ago

International condemnation after Myanmar executes activists

Al Jazeera  

The executions under the military-led government are the first in decades and raise fears of more to come. In a statement, the foreign ministry of Japan, which had for decades maintained close ties with Myanmar that have frayed in recent months, said it “seriously deplores” the executions and warned the act will further isolate the military-led government, which has already …

Myanmar condemns ‘reckless’ statements on activists’ executions
2 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar condemns ‘reckless’ statements on activists’ executions

Al Jazeera  

If death sentences against two prominent political opponents of the coup are carried out they will be the first since 1988. Myanmar has condemned foreign statements questioning the death sentences upheld against two prominent anti-coup activists amid international concern over the military’s plans to move ahead with the country’s first executions in 30 years. The United Nations, the United States …

Myanmar could see first executions in decades as junta says death sentences of two activists upheld
2 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar could see first executions in decades as junta says death sentences of two activists upheld

CNN  

Yangon, Myanmar CNN — Two men will be executed in Myanmar by the military junta after their death sentence appeals were denied, the junta said Saturday, in what would mark the first judicial executions in the country in decades. “It’s confirmed that Phyo Zayar Thaw and Jimmy would be on the execution list,” junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told CNN, …

Death sentences on the rise in post-coup Myanmar while China executes in secret, new Amnesty International report says
2 years, 7 months ago

Death sentences on the rise in post-coup Myanmar while China executes in secret, new Amnesty International report says

ABC  

Ye Yint Aung remembers listening to Myanmar's first hip-hop album almost every day after primary school. Key points: There has been an 'alarming' rise in death sentences handed down in Myanmar Amnesty International believes China is executing thousands, but official numbers are unknown Human rights groups are calling on Australia to be more vocal about abolishing the death penalty in …

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