In Myanmar, the judiciary has brought five further charges of alleged corruption against Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a military coup. This was reported by several media, citing sources familiar with the court case.
Overall, the 76-year-old is now confronted with eleven charges. Ten of these involve violations of an anti-corruption law. According to the information, she faces up to 160 years in prison.
Myanmar's disempowered Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison by a court.
The 76-year-old was found guilty in two cases of illegal import and possession of walkie-talkies and in one case of violating corona regulations, according to a judicial officer. In connection with the radio equipment, she is said to have disregarded telecommunications and import-export laws.
The remains of more than 30 people have been found in eastern Myanmar , according to reports from human rights groups. The people, including the elderly, women and children, are said to have been killed and then burned.
According to the human rights group Karenni Human Rights, the victims are civilians who tried to flee their villages in Kayah state because of fighting. The Karenni are an ethnic group in the multi-ethnic state of Myanmar.
Great Britain, together with the USA and Canada, has launched new sanctions against the military leadership in Myanmar. The government imposed travel bans on leading representatives of the military regime and arranged for the assets of the persons concerned to be frozen, according to the British Foreign Office.
It is responding to the most serious human rights violations, including the persecution and killing of civilians for their religious beliefs, it said.
In Myanmar , government troops are said to have raided a village in the north-west of the country and burned 11 people alive. United Nations spokesman Stéphane Dujarric expressed deep concern about the reports and condemned the violence. "Credible reports suggest that five children were among those killed," said the UN spokesman. Dujarric reminded the Myanmar military authorities of their obligations under international law to ensure the safety and protection of civilians and called for those responsible for "this heinous act" to be held accountable.
The US journalist Danny Fenster, who has been detained in Myanmar for five and a half months , has been released unexpectedly. He was released from custody after a "private humanitarian visit" by former US diplomat Bill Richardson in the crisis country and personal negotiations with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, it said in a statement. Fenster had only been sentenced to eleven years in prison a few days ago.
A court in Burma (Myanmar) sentenced American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison on Friday for various crimes, including violating a law that punishes anyone who tries to delegitimize the military junta.
According to the Frontier news portal, for which Fenster worked, the journalist has been sentenced to three years for violating said law, another three for illegal association and five years for breaking immigration law.
At least twelve people were killed and numerous others injured in an alleged bomb attack in Yemen , a country with civil war . The news agencies dpa and AFP report with reference to emergency services and a high-ranking representative of the security forces. There is no official information on the number of injuries. According to initial information, a truck exploded at the entrance to the city's airport.
The military government in Myanmar has ordered the release of more than 5,600 political prisoners in the face of mounting international pressure. Among them was the party spokesman for the previous de facto head of government, Aung San Suu Kyi . "They came to me today and said they would take me home, that's all," he said after spending more than eight months in the notorious Insein Prison.
The military junta in Myanmar has banned the chief attorney of the disempowered Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi from speaking and banned him from communicating with the media, diplomats, international organizations and foreign governments. This emerges from an order that the lawyer posted on his Facebook page.
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Burma's Election Commission, appointed by the military junta, announced on Friday the dissolution of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, led by the deposed Burmese leader, Aung San Suu Kyi .
The director of the Electoral Commission remodeled after the February 1 coup , Thein Soe, accused this formation of "electoral fraud" during the November elections of last year, the original justification used by the Army to carry out the coup. State that removed the democratic government of Suu Kyi. In addition, Soe called on the authorities to prosecute their leaders for "treason", reported local media "Myanmar Now".
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Since the coup, the military has kept Suu Kyi under house arrest, against whom six charges are pending for crimes such as violating the Official Secrets Law, punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
In Myanmar, despite increasing repression, thousands of opponents of the military junta continued their protests in several cities. They demanded the release of the disempowered head of government Aung San Suu Kyi, the reinstatement of her civilian government and a return to democratic reforms. According to local media reports, several people were killed and injured.
In Yangon, security forces fired shots in the former capital of Yangon late on Friday evening and killed at least one person, a local resident reported. At least three other people were seriously injured.
According to the news website Myanmar Now, two more people have been killed in Mogok. Soldiers are said to have opened fire.
Yangon area hlayyng thryar authorities used sticks and knives demonstrators responded to the demonstrators opened fire on the gathering.
It should be noted that the junta attacked the shops of Chinese businessmen in the area after which the authorities had imposed martial law there.
It should be noted that on February 1, the army overthrew the government in the country and at the same time the country's democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained.
On the other hand, many political leaders have refused to accept the coup and have gone into hiding by dodging the army.
What happened on Sunday?
In the ongoing protests against the new military government in Myanmar , 38 demonstrators are reported to have been killed. This is said to be the highest daily number of victims since the coup on February 1. Last Sunday, 18 people were killed.
In different parts of the country, firefighters shot live ammunition , as reported by local media and eyewitnesses. Photos of corpses covered in blood circulated on social networks.
Large anti-military protests are taking place in the Myanmar cities of Yangon, Mandalay and Davao despite police crackdowns.
There have been reports of casualties in the protests, but it is difficult to confirm.
Myanmar's February 1 military coup, which ousted and detained the country's top elected political leadership, including Aung San Suu Kyi, has sparked widespread protests and demonstrations.
Videos posted on the country's social media on Sunday showed protesters running to evade police baton charges, temporary barricades on highways and several people being drenched in blood. ۔
The police crackdown, which began in full swing on Saturday, was extended as military rulers sought to end a large-scale, peaceful civil disobedience campaign in the country. However, there is no prospect of an end to it yet.
Rahul Gandhi wrote on the social networking site Twitter with a graph released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of several countries: That's another solid achievement. "
Hindustan Times report said it is a big blow for any emerging economy and the worst since independence.
According to the graph, India's economy is expected to shrink by 10.3%, with China, Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Afghanistan the largest in the region.
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