Myanmar disappears young men to crush uprising
Many families of the 3,500 people arrested since the coup do not know their loved ones’
whereabouts, but send food to prisons, hoping that it reaches them and is not sent back
By Victoria Milko and Kristen Gelineau / AP, JAKARTA
Myanmar’s security forces moved in, and the street lamps went black. In house after house, people shut off their lights. Darkness swallowed the block.
Huddled inside her home in this neighborhood of Yangon, 19-year-old Shwe dared to peek out her window into the inky night. A flashlight shone back, and a man’s voice ordered her not to look.
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Ko Mya Aye, the former 88 Generation student leader and now a leading member of the Federal Democratic Force group. / The Irrawaddy
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The prominent democracy activist Ko Mya Aye, who has spent more than three months behind bars since the February coup, faces hate speech charges under Article 505(c) of the Penal Code for incitement, which carries up to two years in prison.
According to his family, the regime filed the case against the Muslim activist based on a 2014 email about his work with ethnic armed organizations, Burman ethno-nationalism and the importance of working together for federal democracy.
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In this file photo taken on February 26, 2021, police march with a resident arrested during a crackdown on protesters holding rallies against the military coup in Yangon. (Photo by AFP)
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Myanmar’s security forces are arresting thousands of people. Most are boys and young men. But many families of those taken do not know where they are.
UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency, says it has reports of 1,000 cases of children or young people being arrested and jailed. Many do not have lawyers and cannot see their families. UNICEF says the majority of those taken are boys.
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In this on Feb 19, 2021 file photo, military trucks with soldiers inside are parked behind police standing guard behind a road barricade in Mandalay, Myanmar. (Photo: AP Photo)
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YANGON: Myanmar’s security forces moved in and the street lamps went black. In house after house, people shut off their lights. Darkness swallowed the block.
Huddled inside her home in this neighbourhood of Yangon, 19-year-old Shwe dared to peek out her window into the inky night. A flashlight shone back, and a man’s voice ordered her not to look.
Myanmar’s Military Disappearing Young Men To Crush Uprising
Written by VICTORIA MILKO and KRISTEN GELINEAU
Myanmar’s security forces moved in and the street lamps went black. In house after house, people shut off their lights. Darkness swallowed the block.
Huddled inside her home in this neighborhood of Yangon, 19-year-old Shwe dared to peek out her window into the inky night. A flashlight shone back, and a man’s voice ordered her not to look.
Two gunshots rang out. Then a man’s scream: “HELP!” When the military’s trucks finally rolled away, Shwe and her family emerged to look for her 15-year-old brother, worried about frequent abductions by security forces.