Burma is often called Myanmar, a name that ruling military authorities adopted in 1989. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other regime opponents have refused to adopt the name change, as have the U.S. and Britain.
A death count issued by an independent researcher in Rangoon who has been compiling near-real time death tolls put the total at 107, spread over more than two dozen cities and towns.
Both numbers are higher than all estimates for the previous high on March 14, which ranged from 74 to 90.
Figures collected by the researcher, who asked not to be named for his security, have generally tallied with the counts issued at the end of each day by the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners group, which documents deaths and arrests and is widely seen as a definitive source. The Associated Press is unable to independently confirm the death tolls.
Jewish journalist from Detroit detained in Myanmar while trying to leave the country
June 4, 2021
Danny Fenster (r) with his brother Bryan at a friend s wedding in Krakow, Poland, in September 2019. It was the last time they saw each other.
(Detroit Jewish News via JTA) - On his way home for a surprise visit to see family and friends, Jewish journalist Danny Fenster was detained Monday in Myanmar, where he works for a news site in the country s largest city of Yangon.
Fenster is among the many journalists who have been detained, imprisoned or expelled from the country since a military coup took control of its government in February.
Danny Fenster is among the many journalists who have been detained, imprisoned or expelled since military took control over government in February coup