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Australia Demands Immediate Release of Detained Myanmar Government Adviser Australia Demands Immediate Release of Detained Myanmar Government Adviser Anti-regime protesters in Mandalay hold placards calling for the release of Professor Sean Turnell on Feb. 22, during the nationwide 22222 general strike. / Ko Ko Phyo 7.1k By Nyein Nyein 24 February 2021 The Australian government continues to call for the immediate release of Professor Sean Turnell, the only foreigner detained following the Feb. 1 coup, as he is an economic adviser to detained State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. His family called for his release two weeks ago, saying his whereabouts are unknown. ....
Myanmar Junta Leader Warns Media Against Using ‘Junta’ or ‘Regime’ Journalists in Yangon participate in anti-coup demonstrations against military rule. / Lynn Hset Aung 6.0k By The Irrawaddy 23 February 2021 Yangon – Myanmar’s coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has again told publications that they will lose their publishing licenses for referring to the military “regime” or “junta”. The Ministry of Information said the words “regime or junta” cannot be used for the military-appointed State Administrative Council, saying it “was constitutionally formed by the military”. The ministry sent directives to the Myanmar Press Council, a media body that settles media disputes, calling for journalists to report “ethically” and “avoid instigating public unrest”. ....
Myanmar Police Refuse to Open Case into Civilian Killing Volunteers move Ko Tin Htut Hein’s body to an ambulance. / The Irrawaddy 6.0k By The Irrawaddy 22 February 2021 Yangon Myanmar’s police have refused to open a case for a Yangon resident who was shot dead on Saturday night by suspected police officers. Following the military regime’s imposition of the 8pm-4am curfew, late-night arrests of civilians and civil servants participating in the civil disobedience movement are mounting. Since the release of over 23,000 prisoners on Feb. 12, in what is believed to be an attempt to create unrest, Yangon residents have formed nighttime vigilante groups. ....
Myanmar Disability Groups Condemn Beating of Disabled Man at Protest Myanmar Disability Groups Condemn Beating of Disabled Man at Protest A video of Ko Han Thet Zaw being beaten and kicked by police and a soldier. 6.1k By The Irrawaddy 19 February 2021 Yangon Organizations representing people with disabilities and civil society organizations have slammed soldiers and police who beat a young man with mental and physical disabilities during a crackdown on protesters on Monday in Mandalay. Myanmar Federation of Persons with Disabilities released a statement and around 60 other organizations released a separate joint statement strongly condemning the soldiers and police. “Other citizens are also subject to beating. But he is both physically and mentally disabled and cannot run away. It is bullying by the police to brutally beat such a person,” said U Aung Ko Myint, chairman of the federation. ....