Myanmar’s military junta executed four pro-democracy activists, state media reported, carrying out its first executions in more than three decades and defying international appeals for restraint.
that he was “extremely saddened” by the news. “What else do we need to prove how cruel the murderous Myanmar’s military is?” he wrote.
Myanmar’s military first seized power in 1962 but gradually loosened its grip, allowing for general elections and an influx of international companies, which introduced the country to digital technology and social media. Led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, opposition politicians from the National League for Democracy rose to power in 2015, but their rule was short-lived. The military violently reclaimed control in February 2021.
At least 117 people have been sentenced to death in the past year, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners,that tracks and attempts to verify the status of those detained by the junta.
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