Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

Date – 19 September  2024

Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (5,671) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. 

Since the coup, a total of (27,412) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power. (20,922) are currently in detention, (9,437) of whom are serving sentences. 

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 the AAPP, from September 1 to 19, 2024, (8) women and (36) men; (44) people in total, were arrested and remain politically detained by the junta across the country. Among the (44) arrests, Mandalay Region recorded the highest number of arrests with (16) people, and followed by the Yangon Region with (11) people.

Moreover, during the stated period, (13) women and (48) men; (61) people in total, were sentenced under specious charges by courts subservient to the junta, and are still detained in prisons across the country. Of these, (40) people were sentenced to 10 years or more with hard labour imprisonment. Among the (61) sentences, the Sagaing Region recorded the highest number of sentences with (57) people.

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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