Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

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"As of 18 June, (870) people are now confirmed killed by this junta coup. AAPP compiled and documented (5) fallen heroes today. These (5) fallen heroes from Pauk Township in Magway Region, Myingyan Township in Mandalay Region and Shwepyitha Township in Yangon Region were killed on previous days and documented today. This is the number verified by AAPP, the actual number of fatalities is likely much higher. We will continue adding as and when. As of 18 June, a total of (4983) people are currently under detention; of them (186) are sentenced. 1937 have been issued arrest warrants; of them 31 were sentenced to death and 14 to three years imprisonment with hard labour, 39 to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour and 5 to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour, who are evading arrest. We are verifying the recently released detainees and continuing to document. A total of 38 villagers from Kwansite Village in Mandalay Region’s Myingyan Township were arrested after a former USDP Chairman was stabbed on June 15 at Kwansite Village. Sein Win and Chit Ko, two villagers, were killed on June 16 from torture in interrogation. On June 16, Naing Lin Tun a.k.a. Naung Thurein, Magway University Student, was sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour under Section 505(A)-c of the Penal Code by the court in Magway Prison. In addition to this, Thet Naing Win, a freelance reporter, was sentenced to three years imprisonment under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code by the court in Tharrawaddy Prison on June 16. AAPP will continue to keep you informed of verified daily arrests, charges, sentences and fatalities in relation to the attempted coup, and update our lists to the details of these alleged offences. If you receive any information about detentions of, or charges against CSO leaders, activists, journalists, CDM workers, other civilians and fallen heroes in relation to the military and police crackdown on dissent. Please submit to the following addresses..."

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Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP)

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2021-06-18

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2021-06-20

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Myanmar

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