Myanmar’s Military Seizes Young Men to Crush Uprising
May 07, 2021
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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Myanmar s military taking away young men to crush uprising
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)
06 May 2021 03:20AM (Updated:
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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.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Myanmar’s security forces movedin and the street lamps went black. In house after house, people shut off their lights. Huddled inside her homein Yangon, 19-year-oldShwedared to peek out her window. 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 […]
Published Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7:04AM EDT JAKARTA, Indonesia Myanmar s security forces movedin 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. Two gunshots rang out. Then a man s scream: “HELP!” When the military strucks finally rolled away, Shweand her family emerged to look for her 15-year-old brother, worried about frequent abductions by security forces. “I could feel my blood thumping,” shesays. “I had a feeling that he might be taken.”