The relatives of two executed democracy activists have been refused access to their bodies. Sources said Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw’s mother and Ko Jimmy’s sister visited Yangon's Insein Prison after the junta announced their executions on Monday.
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UN Special Rapporteur @RapporteurUn said the "depraved acts must be a turning point for the international community". People in Myanmar fear outrage alone will not stop more executions. https://t.co/xdB192RNou #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
As fighting continues around the Myanmar town of Mindat, elsewhere in the country protesters as out again to demonstrate against the junta and show support for the rival National Unity Government #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Fearing more fighting would mean heavy civilian casualties, fighters in the Myanmar town of Mindat have pulled back as junta forces advanced with artillery and helicopters, the fighters said. Men and boys have left, they said. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar https://t.co/komQl1APkj
Dire situation in Mindat, Chin state, one of #Myanmar’s poorest areas, under siege. A resident told me he was running for his life. “My friend's three nieces were hit by shrapnel. They are not even teens.” They were bleeding badly but hadn’t been treated. https://t.co/AekYn2JQDr
#Mindat has shown the world that people didn't give up. People didn't get normalized or compromised under dictatorship just bcos of extreme brutalities.
That's what Govts & Corporates chipping in/ keeping businesses as usual need to learn. The coup is still a failure. ✊
The Myanmar town of Mindat, which has been mounting a resistance to junta rule, is currently under bombardment by the army. Reports of helicopter gunships and bombing, use of arrested residents as human shields and civilians killed.
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Update about Mindat, Chin State:
Junta Terrorists abducted every man in the town.
Innocent civilians including children got injured as the junta terrorists continuously open heavy artillery & mortar shells & snipers.
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Ground reports are suggesting SAC military is using humans as shields to crack down the city of MINDAT. Please world, we need your attention and intervention. This is quite a helpless situation for people in Myanmar. Please. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
⚠️URGENT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION REQUIRED FOR CITY OF MINDAT❗️❗️❗️
SAC military has been using ground and air forces to quell anti-coup resistance in MINDAT, a city in Chin state. SAC’s indiscriminate use of extreme violence is putting the civilian population in extreme danger.
The use of human shields is prohibited & defined as a #WarCrime. But SAC has repeatedly used children & women as human shields in Myanmar
This impunity has emboldened the SAC to keep committing #CrimesAgainstHumanity widely & systematically across the nation
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Tw // Injuries
The junta's armed forces attacked civilians' homes with heavy weapons and ammunition in Mindat Township, Chin State.
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Tw // Injuries
The junta's armed forces attacked civilians' homes with heavy weapons and ammunition in Mindat Township, Chin State. The gunfire was targeted at civilians, causing injuries and damaging houses.
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