Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup
Updated 23 June 2023
Since the February 1, 2021 coup and the emergence of the Spring Revolution, a total of (3,692) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians have been killed through military crackdowns against the pro-democracy movement.
Since the coup, a total of (23,441) people were arrested and among them, (19,096) are currently under detention, (6,506) of whom are serving sentences. There are a total of (115) post-coup death row prisoners as of June 23, 2023. (121) people have been sentenced in absentia, of whom (42) have been sentenced to death. This makes a total of (157) people who have been sentenced to death. (4,345) people have already been released.
These are the numbers verified by AAPP. The actual numbers are likely much higher. We will continue to update accordingly.
According to the data collected by AAPP, between February 2021 and June 23, 2023, (354) people died from artillery strikes conducted by junta forces, with Sagaing reporting the highest deaths, comprising (114) victims within the region. Disaggregation shows that (23) people between February and December in 2021, (217) people in 2022, and (114) people between January and the third week of June 2023 have died due to artillery strikes by the junta.
On the night of June 21, junta forces stationed at Technological University (Kalay) attacked San Thar (East) Village in Kale Township, Sagaing Region using heavy artillery. As there were no recorded clashes in the region, the artillery attacks were indiscriminate in nature. An artillery shell struck a house in the village, killing a 5-year-old child due to shrapnel striking them on the head.
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
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