Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup
Updated 8 December 2021
As of December 8, (1318) people are now confirmed killed by this junta coup. AAPP compiled and documented (13) fallen heroes today. These (13) fallen heroes from Salingyi Township in Sagaing Region and Chan Mya Tharsi Township in Mandalay Region were killed on the 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 December 8, a total of (7860) people are currently under detention. (363) people have been sentenced in person, of them 36 have been sentenced to death (incl. 2 children). 1963 are evading arrest warrants. 118 people have been sentenced in absentia, of them 39 sentenced to death in absentia. In total 75 sentenced to death, in person and absentia. The exact identities and total figure remains to be verified, but we will continue to confirm the recently released.
In the morning of December 7, the Junta’s armed wing raided Donetaw Village in Sagaing Region’s Salingyi Township. They captured 11 villagers including youths, tied them up and set them on fire. In addition to this, a woman who suffers from mental illness, Win Yi, was shot dead by junta soldiers in Donetaw Village.
In the evening of December 6, a 5-year-old child called Ei Thandar Aung was shot in the back of her head and died on the spot while playing in front of her house. The armed wing of the Junta had aimlessly fired into Aung Tharyar Ward in Mandalay Region’s Chan Mya Tharsi Township after a bomb attack on the Aung Tharyar ward administration office in which Junta soldiers were guarding.
In the morning of December 8 in Mandalay City, a youth named Khaing Zin Phue a.k.a A Phue was arrested with a gunshot injury to her leg. Two other youths escaped when the terrorist-like junta rammed into three youth protestors in a military car. This incident happened when the three youth protestors were on their way to a rallying point to join the protest.
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: fatality-data@aappb.org detention-data@aappb.org
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