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Myanmar: Poets, celebrities and journalists detained by military
The popular poet and comedian Zarganar, and the co-founder of news channel Mizzima have been detained as junta continues crackdown
09 Apr 2021
Peaceful protests in Yangon, Myanmar: photo: Zinko Hein
A popular poet and comedian, and a women’s rights campaigner who co-founded Myanmar’s independent Mizzima news channel are the latest in Myanmar to fall foul of the military junta.
The military, led by General Min Aung Hlaing, has recently targeted poets, comedians and celebrities in order to silence protest against its power grab following democratic elections last November in which Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won a landslide victory.