News Debates on the failed military coup and political prisoners Roundtable discussion: Myanmar´s Failed Coup When the military coup took place in Myanmar on February 1 it seemed almost too easy. The presence of military representatives in key political institutions enabled a quick transition without (at first) shedding a drop of blood. But though the …
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News Teach in: Legacies of Political Detention and the Burmese Democracy Movement One of the tragic consequences of the coup is the rise in the number of political prisoners in Myanmar. Since the coup more than 5500 people have been arrested. Political imprisonment is not a new phenomenon in Myanmar, but a well-known strategy of …
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News THE CREATION OF MYANMAR ACTION GROUP DENMARK On February 1 a military coup took place in Myanmar. The country, that was slowly wrenching its way out of the tight grip of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) was now again under full military control. With the return of a political situation much like the past decades …