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Myanmar's government on Monday announced it had carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, a democracy activist and two men accused of violence after the country's takeover by the mil

Myanmar executes NLD lawmaker, 3 other political opponents; first executions in 50 years

Myanmar's government on Monday announced it had carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, a democracy activist and two men accused of violence after the country's takeover by the military last year. 

The executions were carried out despite worldwide pleas for clemency for the four political prisoners.&nbsp;

Myanmar's government which is being run by the military junta announced Monday it had carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, a democracy activist and two men accused of violence after the country's takeover by the military last year.
The executions, detailed in the state-run Mirror Daily newspaper, were carried out despite worldwide pleas for clemency for the four political prisoners, including from United Nations experts and Cambodia, which holds the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The four were executed &ldquo;in accordance with legal procedures&rdquo; for directing and organizing "violent and inhuman accomplice acts of terrorist killings,&rdquo; the newspaper reported. It did not say when the executions were carried out.
The military government issued a brief statement confirming the report while the prison where the men had been held and the prison department refused comment.
Aung Myo Min, human rights minister for the National Unity Government, a shadow civilian administration established outside Myanmar after the military seized power in February 2021, rejected the allegations the men were involved in violence.
&ldquo;Punishing them with death is a way to rule the public through fear,&rdquo; he told The Associated Press.
Among those executed was Phyo Zeya Thaw, a former lawmaker from ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party, also known as Maung Kyaw, who was convicted in January by a closed military court of offenses involving explosives, bombings and financing terrorism.
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His wife, Thazin Nyunt Aung, told the AP she had not been informed his execution had been carried out. &ldquo;I am still trying to confirm it myself,&rdquo; she said.
The 41-year-old had been arrested last November based on information from people detained for shooting security personnel, state media said at the time. He was also accused of being a key figure in a network that carried out what the military described as terrorist attacks in Yangon, the country's biggest city.
Phyo Zeya Thaw had been a hip-hop musician before becoming a member of the Generation Wave political movement formed in 2007. He was jailed in 2008 under a previous military government after being accused of illegal association and possession of foreign currency.
Also executed was Kyaw Min Yu, a 53-year-old democracy activist better known as Ko Jimmy, for violating the counterterrorism law. Kyaw Min Yu was one of the leaders of the 88 Generation Students Group, veterans of a failed 1988 popular uprising against military rule.
He already had spent more than a dozen years behind bars for political activism before his arrest in Yangon last October. He had been put on a wanted list for social media postings that allegedly incited unrest and state media said he was accused of terrorist acts including mine attacks and of heading a group called Moon Light Operation to carry out urban guerrilla attacks.
The other two men, Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw, were convicted of torturing and killing a woman in March 2021 whom they allegedly believed was a military informer.
The military's seizure of power from Suu Kyi's elected government triggered peaceful protests that soon escalated to armed resistance and then to widespread fighting that some U.N. experts characterize as a civil war.
Some resistance groups have engaged in assassinations, drive-by shootings and bombings in urban areas. Mainstream opposition organizations generally disavow such activities, while supporting armed resistance in rural areas that are more often subject to brutal military attacks.
According to Myanmar law, executions must be approved by the head of the government. The last judicial execution to be carried out in Myanmar is generally believed to have been of another political offender, student leader Salai Tin Maung Oo, in 1976 under a previous military government led by dictator Ne Win.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in February, with pro-democracy protests met by a brutal military crackdown

Myanmar: protesters mark anniversary of 1962 protests against the first junta

Myanmar: Protesters mark 1962 student protests against first junta
Protesters vowed defiance against the junta&rsquo;s latest incarnation
Anti-army slogans filled the air,&nbsp;protesters burned an army flag
Smoke bombs in orange &amp; blue let off as protesters filled the streets
5 months since&nbsp;military coup ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the junta ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in February, with pro-democracy protests met by a brutal military crackdown

Protesters hit the streets across Myanmar on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of 1962 student protests against the first imposition of military rule in Myanmar.
On the anniversary, the protesters vowed defiance against the junta&rsquo;s latest incarnation more than five months after it seized power. Around one hundred protesters gathered in the commercial capital Yangon. Anti-army slogans filled the air as some let off smoke bombs in orange and blue. Dozens also gathered in the second city of Mandalay. Protesters burned an army flag, images on local media showed.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in February, with pro-democracy protests met by a brutal military crackdown that has killed more than 880, according to a local monitoring group

Myanmar&rsquo;s junta-appointed election authorities will dissolve the political party of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to local news reports.
Media reports said the decision was made during a meeting with political parties, that was boycotted by many parties including Suu&nbsp;Kyi's&nbsp;party, the&nbsp;National League for Democracy (NLD).
Chief of&nbsp;Myanmar's Election Commission on&nbsp;Friday said, the National League for Democracy would be dissolved due to allegations of fraud during last year&rsquo;s election and its leaders would be prosecuted as traitors.
Myanmar's&nbsp;army took power&nbsp;on February 1 alleging fraud in the November 2020 election that was swept by Suu Kyi's&nbsp;party, the NLD.

Myanmar junta to dissolve Suu Kyi’s political party, report says

Junta-led Myanmar's electoral body to dissolve Suu Kyi’s political party, say reports

Myanmar election commission to dissolve Suu Kyi&rsquo;s party Myanmar: Suu Kyi&rsquo;s party NLD held guilty of election fraud
Aung Suu Kyi is in detention &amp;&nbsp;faces numerous charges Myanmar's&nbsp;army took power&nbsp;on February 1 in a coup

Myanmar&rsquo;s junta-appointed election authorities will dissolve the political party of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to local news reports.
Media reports said the decision was made during a meeting with political parties, that was boycotted by many parties including Suu&nbsp;Kyi's&nbsp;party, the&nbsp;National League for Democracy (NLD).
Chief of&nbsp;Myanmar's Election Commission on&nbsp;Friday said, the National League for Democracy would be dissolved due to allegations of fraud during last year&rsquo;s election and its leaders would be prosecuted as traitors.
Myanmar's&nbsp;army took power&nbsp;on February 1 alleging fraud in the November 2020 election that was swept by Suu Kyi's&nbsp;party, the NLD.

Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced it pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the new year holiday.It wasn't immediately clear if they included pro-democracy activists who were detained in the wake of the February coup.
Reportedly the military pardoned 23,047 prisoners, including 137 foreigners who will be deported from Myanmar.
There were emotional scenes outside Insein prison in Yangon as relatives were reunited with released prisoners.
Among those walking out to freedom were Paing Ye Thu and Zayar Lwin, members of the Peacock Generation Thangyat troupe.

Myanmar junta pardons more than 23,000 prisoners

Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced it pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the new year holiday. It wasn't immediately clear if they included pro-democracy activists who were detained in the wake of the February coup.
Reportedly the military pardoned 23,047 prisoners, including 137 foreigners who will be deported from Myanmar.
There were emotional scenes outside Insein prison in Yangon as relatives were reunited with released prisoners.
Among those walking out to freedom were Paing Ye Thu and Zayar Lwin, members of the Peacock Generation Thangyat troupe.

Myanmar junta releases over 23,000 prisoners Amnesty&nbsp;to prisoners on&nbsp;Buddhist New Year Not clear if coup dissenter were among freed Emotional kin&nbsp;reunite with inmates&nbsp;outside prison&nbsp; Myanmar under junta's control for last&nbsp;11 weeks

Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced it pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the new year holiday. It wasn't immediately clear if they included pro-democracy activists who were detained in the wake of the February coup.
Reportedly the military pardoned 23,047 prisoners, including 137 foreigners who will be deported from Myanmar.
There were emotional scenes outside Insein prison in Yangon as relatives were reunited with released prisoners.
Among those walking out to freedom were Paing Ye Thu and Zayar Lwin, members of the Peacock Generation Thangyat troupe.

The UN special envoy for Myanmar has warned that the country faces the possibility of civil war "at an unprecedented scale". Christine Schraner Burgener has urged the UN Security Council to consider "potentially significant action" to reverse the February 1 military coup and restore democracy. Schraner Burgener didn't specify what action she considered significant, but warned that the country "is on the verge of spiralling into a failed state". She cited figures from Myanmar's Assistance Association for Political Prisoners that as of Wednesday, over 2,700 people have been arrested, charged or sentenced since the coup and an estimated 536 have been killed.

Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war after military coup, warns UN envoy

The UN special envoy for Myanmar has warned that the country faces the possibility of civil war "at an unprecedented scale"

Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war: UN envoy

The UN special envoy for Myanmar has warned that the country faces the possibility of civil war "at an unprecedented scale". Christine Schraner Burgener has urged the UN Security Council to consider "potentially significant action" to reverse the February 1 military coup and restore democracy. Schraner Burgener didn't specify what action she considered significant, but warned that the country "is on the verge of spiralling into a failed state". She cited figures from Myanmar's Assistance Association for Political Prisoners that as of Wednesday, over 2,700 people have been arrested, charged or sentenced since the coup and an estimated 536 have been killed.

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