Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup
Updated 20 October 2023
Since the February 1, 2021 coup, a total of (4,152) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. In addition to the total fatality figure, AAPP has documented around (500) deceased persons whose names are unknown and still need to be verified.
Since the coup, a total of (25,324) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power, (19,603) are currently in detention, (7,806) of whom are serving sentences.
There are a total of (113) post-coup death row prisoners as of October 20, 2023. (119) people have been sentenced in absentia, of whom (43) have been sentenced to death. This makes a total of (156) people who have been sentenced to death. (5,721) 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 data collected by AAPP, from January to October 20, 2023, (134) women and (748) men; (882) people in total from Sagaing Region have been given prison sentences under specious charges by courts subservient to the junta and still detained in prisons. Among (882), (50) people have been given life imprisonment and (4) people have been given the death penalty.
On October 18, Monywa Prison Court sentenced Marn Zar Myay Mon, a strike leader from Chaung-U Township, Sagaing Region, to serve 11 years in prison under Sections 50(a), 51(c) and 52(a) of the Counter-Terrorism Law. He had previously been sentenced to serve 10 years in prison on 5 charges under Section 505 (a) of the Penal Code in 2022, making it 21 years of imprisonment in total. He was arrested by junta forces in Chaung-U Township on June 8, 2021.
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: doc_data_team@aappb.org
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