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Myanmar s democracy veterans are once again political prisoners

Now 54, Mya Aye has been in and out of prison for his activism ever since. He is among more than a dozen activists and pro-democracy figures who have been detained by the new regime since last week’s coup, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). Rights campaigner Mya Aye in London in 2013. The military coup last Monday stunned those within and outside Myanmar, bringing a 10-year experiment in democracy to a shuddering halt. | COURTESY OF FAMILY OF MYA AYE / VIA AFP-JIJI The Yangon-based monitoring group says more than 130 officials and lawmakers have also been nabbed, with other arrest reports yet to be confirmed.

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Myanmar s democracy veterans, once again political prisoners

Myanmar s democracy veterans, once again political prisoners AFP 2/6/2021 AFP © Sai Aung MAIN Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi is a filmmaker previously jailed for criticising Myanmar s military-drafted constitution Carrying just a small bag, Mya Aye was escorted from his home in the dead of the night by Myanmar soldiers just as an internet blackout shrouded the country and a dawn coup ousted its civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. © FAMILY HANDOUT Mya Aye is one of the leaders of the 88 Generation, a veteran pro-democracy group that came of age during an uprising against junta rule in 1988 The military takeover stunned the world and brought a decade-long democratic experiment to a shuddering halt, but for the lifelong democracy activist and other veteran critics of the country s generals, this week s events were all too familiar.

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