Death Toll in Myanmar Regime’s Latest Massacre Rises as Details Emerge
Amid the killing in the town, residents of Bago staged an anti-regime protest on Saturday.
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By The Irrawaddy 11 April 2021
More than 80 civilians, including students, were massacred by the Myanmar military regime in a single day in Bago Friday.
The initial death toll from the dawn attacks on anti-regime strongholds in Bago was about 60, but the number of those slain has continued to grow as more details emerge.
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoner (AAPP), which has been documenting the lists of fatalities and detention since the Feb.1 coup, now says that about 82 people were killed by the regime’s troops during the Bago raids.
Jailed Satirical Performer Faces Extra Charge from Myanmar’s Military
10 December 2020
Daungdohmyoset troupe leader Ko Zayar Liwn in court in Ayeyarwady in December. / Peacock Generation / Facebook
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By Zaw Zaw Htwe 16 December 2020
Yangon – A member of the Daungdohmyoset (Peacock Generation) troupe, which criticized the military in satirical performances, faces a further jail term in Ayeyarwady Region after already serving several sentences.
On Tuesday, the troupe’s leader, Ko Zayar Lwin, who was sentenced to 5½ years in prison by courts in Yangon and Ayeyarwady regions, was sentenced to a further year in jail by Maubin Township’s court under Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Act.