Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

Updated 4 May 2023

Since the February 1, 2021, military coup and the emergence of the Spring Revolution, a total of (3,463) people, including pro-democracy activists and other civilians, have been killed through military crackdowns against the pro-democracy movement.

Since the coup, a total of (21,879) people were arrested and among them (17,797) are currently under detention, (5,804) of whom are serving sentences. There are a total of (112) post-coup death row prisoners as of May 4, 2023. (121) people have been sentenced in absentia, of whom (42) have been sentenced to death. This makes a total of (154) people who have been sentenced to death. (4,082) people have already been released. 

On the Full Moon Day of Kason, the junta announced that under Section 401(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the release of (2,153) prisoners from across the country sentenced under Section 505 A of the Penal Code. 

As of May 4, 2023, 5 p.m., Yangon time, AAPP has collected and confirmed the release of (1,277) political prisoners, but only (166) identities for the Airtable. The junta also announced it commuted the death sentences of (38) prisoners to life imprisonment under Section 204(a) of the 2008 Constitution. However, since they did not publicize the identities of the prisoners in question, further verification is needed.

These are the numbers verified by AAPP. The actual numbers are likely much higher. We will continue to update accordingly.

According to information gathered today, in the evening of May 2, junta forces carried out bombings with two fighter jets in Hle Lan Ku, Tha Yet Tan, Kywel Lan and Bon Ma Tee Villages in Htantabin Township, Bago Region. As a result, when a bomb landed on Kywel Lan Village, a local named Su Hlaing Aye was hit by shrapnel; severing her head and arm and killing her immediately. Due to the airstrike, a rural hospital in Hle Lan Ku Village was also destroyed.

On April 27, a coalition of Waw Township People’s Defence Team and Bago District People’s Defence Force Battalion-3701 attacked Nyaung Khar Shey Police Station in Waw Township, Bago Region. Over April 27, 28 and May 1, junta forces captured 30 plus locals from Nyaung Khar Shey, Chaung Kyoe, Win Ka Dat and Phoe Sa Pae Villages. The 30 locals were interrogated at Waw Township Police Station and an interrogation center in Hpayargyi Town.

AAPP will continue to inform on verified daily arrests, charges, sentences, and fatalities in relation to the attempted coup, and update the lists with details of these alleged offenses. 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 

Interactive sub-domain for AAPP data: https://coup.aappb.org/ 

Click on the below links to view AAPP data:

Killed – bit.ly/3taCmp3

Total Arrested – bit.ly/3t7IE90

Still Detained – bit.ly/3m3Z8Lm

Sentenced – bit.ly/3WP0sla 

Released – bit.ly/3MbC3kd

Death Penalty in Detention – https://bit.ly/3BmDPO0 

Sector Data of Definition AAPP – Sector_Data_Definition (2-Feb-2023)

Special Condition Data Definition – Special_Condition_Data_Definition (2-Feb-2023)

Click on the link “How to find and filter on Airtable”: https://youtu.be/OoyTSNG7zv4

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“Our uprising must succeed” 

In Solidarity, 

AAPP