For 134 years, Insein Prison has stood as a monument to brutality. Since the Feb. 1 coup, journalists, elected leaders and pro-democracy protesters have been held in the aging facility.
Myanmar Celebrities who Protested Coup Appear in Court
Actors who have been arrested and charged for incitement.
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By The Irrawaddy 28 May 2021
A celebrity couple and an actress charged with incitement after participating in anti-regime protests appeared at a special court inside Insein Prison in Yangon on Thursday.
Couple Eaindra Kyaw Zin and Pyay Ti Oo, reputedly the highest-paid actors in Myanmar, were arrested in early April and charged under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code. They are being held at Insein Prison along with actress May Toe Khaing, who was arrested in the second week of April and charged under the same law.
Myanmar people will be disappointed and angry that ASEAN failed to hold the military regime to account for its coup and the deaths of over 700 civilians.
Myanmar Military Regime Rewrites Laws to Stifle Dissent, ‘Justify’ Power Grab
Myanmar Military Regime Rewrites Laws to Stifle Dissent, ‘Justify’ Power Grab
Police and soldiers fire rubber bullets and slingshot projectiles at anti-coup protesters in Mandalay on Feb. 15, 2021. / The Irrawaddy
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By San Yamin Aung 18 February 2021
Over the weekend, Myanmar’s military regime introduced a number of legal changes, scrapping laws that constrain security forces from detaining dissidents and breaching privacy, reinstating the notorious overnight guest registration requirement, and imposing new punishments against protesters.
The changes have been widely condemned as attempting to legalize the regime’s crackdown on the opposition; despite the widely held view that the coup it staged on Feb. 1 was unconstitutional, military leaders have been at pains to say that they are protecting, and acting within, the 2008 Constitution and existing laws.
Myanmar’s Supreme Court Hears Election Misconduct Claims Against President, Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s Supreme Court Hears Election Misconduct Claims Against President, Suu Kyi
Supreme Court security was tightened on the day of the hearing of two-military linked parties’ applications of writs. / Thiha Lwin / The Irrawaddy
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By San Yamin Aung 29 January 2021
YANGON Myanmar’s Supreme Court in Naypyitaw on Friday heard claims from two military-linked political parties which asked the highest court to issue writs against President U Win Myint, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the Union Election Commission (UEC) chairman, alleging they broke the law during the November general election.