2021uprising

2021uprising

More than a dozen protesters detained in Naypyitaw
Security forces also tried to arrest several journalists but they managed to escape
Published on Feb 22, 2021
Dr. Aye Maung, right, and writer Wai Hin Aung, left, seen on March 19, 2019, the day they were convicted of sedition. (Photo: Supplied)
Prominent Rakhine nationalists among prisoners released in amnesty
Arakan Front Party chair Dr. Aye Maung and writer Wai Hin Aung were both serving 20-year sentences for sedition
Feb 13, 2021
UEC chair Myint Naing, centre, and dozens of other election officials have been detained since February 1. (Nyan Hlaing Lin / Myanmar Now)
Election officials being held in military detention centres
The new ruling junta started rounding up local-level members of the Union Election Commission on Wednesda
Feb 13, 2021
Protesters surround the Demawso police station to demand the release of seven locals who were arrested for joining anti-coup demonstration on February 11. (Photo: Supplied)
Kayah anti-coup protesters released after armed group intervenes
Feb 12, 2021