Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup
Updated 6 November 2023
Since the February 1, 2021 coup, a total of (4,174) 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 (25,379) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power, (19,653) are currently in detention, (8,006) of whom are serving sentences.
There are a total of (120) post-coup death row prisoners as of November 6, 2023. (119) people have been sentenced in absentia, of whom (43) have been sentenced to death. This makes a total of (163) people who have been sentenced to death. (5,726) 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 monitoring by the Documentation and Research Department of AAPP, the junta has been launching artillery shells at non-military target civilian areas, including schools, hospitals, and religious buildings across the country, since the coup.
In the last week, during the 1027 Operation in northern Shan State between junta forces and Three Brotherhood Alliance, the junta used fighter planes and fired artillery at civilian areas, killing civilians and injuring many. In addition, during the operation, the number of Internally Displaced Persons has risen to 40,000. AAPP has been documenting the number of killed civilians with their identifications. As of today, AAPP can verify only (7) deceased civilians.
According to data collected by AAPP, from February 2021 to November 6, 2023, (22) people in 2021, (207) people in 2022 and (248) people between January and November 6 in 2023; (477) people in total, have been killed by the junta’s artillery strikes across the country, with Sagaing Region recording the highest number of deaths with (145) people.
In addition to the above, in the morning of November 3, an artillery shell, fired by junta forces while a police guardpost in Min Village, Gangaw Township, Magway Region, was under attack, exploded in Min Village. As a result, two locals identified as Aung Hsann and Myo Lwin Oo, were killed from being struck by artillery shrapnel.
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
Interactive subdomain 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
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