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SummaryoftheCurrentSituation:
641individualsareoppressedinBurmaduetopoliticalactivity:
35politicalprisonersareservingsentences,
146areawaitingtrialinsideprison,
460areawaitingtrialoutsideprison.
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ACRONYMS
ABFSU AllBurmaFederationofStudentUnions
CAT ConservationAllianceTanawthari
CNPC ChinaNationalPetroleumCorporation
EAO EthnicArmedOrganization
GEF GlobalEnvironmentFacility
ICRC InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross
IDP InternallyDisplacedPerson
KHRG KarenHumanRightsGroup
KIA KachinIndependenceArmy
KNU KarenNationalUnion
MFU MyanmarFarmers’Union
MNHRC MyanmarNationalHumanRightsCommission
MOGE MyanmarOilandGasEnterprise
NLD NationalLeagueforDemocracy
NNC NagaNationalCouncil
PAPPL PeacefulAssemblyandPeacefulProcessionLaw
RCSS RestorationCouncilofShanState
RCSS/SSA RestorationCouncilofShanState/ShanStateArmy–South
SHRF ShanHumanRightsFoundation
TNLA Ta’angNationalLiberationArmy
YUSU YangonUniversityStudents’Union
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POLITICALPRISONERS
Arrests: 66Charges: 71Releases: 49Sentences: 4BadHealth:
6ReleasedbyEAOs:5
ARRESTSAnotherMyebonwardadministratorarrested
OnJune3,AungThan,thenorthernwardadministratorofMyebonTownshipinRakhineStatewasarrestedandtakenintocustody.Accordingtotheadministrator’sson,AungThanNaing,asecurityforceteamarrivedonfourmotorbikesattheirhomethemorningofthearrest.Theteamof]iveorsixmenworeamixofpolice,military,andciviliandress,andtookhisfather’snational
ID cards before they brought him to the Myebon Township Police
Station forinterrogation. The family denies anywrongdoing on the
administrator’s part and anxiouslyawaitshisreturn.
AungThan’sarresthasraisedfreshfearsamongruralandvillagetractadministratorsinthetownship
as the military continues to detain local of]icials on
counterterrorism charges(under suspicion of associationwith the
Arakan Army). An anonymous local
administratorwhoaskednottobenamed,relayedthatheandotherlocaladministratorsworriedforAungThan’s
safety and that several of]icials resigned their posts, fearing
theywould be targetednext.
Theanonymousadministratoralsomentionedthat themilitarywerealso
looking
forNyuntWin,chairmanofthemunicipalcorporation,andMaungMaungLwin,secretaryofthewelfareassociation.TwopeoplefromNyeinChanYayprawntradecenterwerealsoarrestedalthoughtheyhavebeenreleased.
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MilitaryArrestsANPChairofMaeitown,TaungupTownship
EarlyonthemorningofJune9,thechairoftheArakanNationalParty(ANP)inMaeiTownofTaungupTownship,MyoLwin,wasarrestedbythemilitary.AccordingtoDawKhinMarWin,the
local of]icial’swife, the tactical operations commander, theNo.
3ward administrator
ofMaeitown,and30soldierstookherhusbandawayinhandcuffs.Themilitaryhasreleasednoof]icialstatementaboutthearrestofMyoLwin(akaMaungKae)andBrigadier-GeneralZawMinTunof
theTatmadawTrueNewsInformationTeamcouldnotbereachedwhenphonedfor
comment on the local of]icial’s arrest. Familymembers have
expressedworry about
46year-oldMyoLwinastheyhavenotbeentoldwhereheisbeingdetained.
TherehasbeenapatternofthemilitaryarrestingANPmembersaccusedofhavingtiestotheAAinTaungupTownshipandotherRakhineStatetownships,sayslawyerandvice-chairoftheANP’sCentralExecutiveCommittee.
ManTakenAwaybyArmyinMraukOoTownshipAmanhasbeentakenawaybythearmyfollowingamilitarycolumnenteringLeikSinPyinvillage
inMraukOoTownship.Twomenwere
initiallyarrested,butonewasreleasedwhenthe troops left
thevillage.KyawSein,55, andMyintThanHtay,30,both
fromLeikSinPyinvillage,werebothdetained.The]irstwasreleasedbeforethetroopslefthoweverMyintThanHtaywastakenawaytoLinHmweTaungMountain,wherethearmyisstationed.Accordingtothevillage
leader,LeikSinPyin,thesoldierssaidtheywouldreleaseMyintThanHtaywhentheyarrivedattheirbase.
Thevillagerleaderalsostatedthatthetroopshadcarriedoutsearchesinsomeemptyhousesin
the village, ransacking them in the process. A local villager said
that 300,000 kyat
(215USD)andapairofearringshavedisappearedfromherhouse.Clothesandother
itemshavegonemissingfromotherhousesaswell.
VillagersFleeinFearAfterNineMenArrested
Nine villagers between 20 and 25 years old were arrested on June
26 by patrolling
armytroopsnearKatthapyayvillageinKyuakphyutownship,causinganumberofvillagersto]leeinfearandmovetoKyaukphyutown.
TheninemenareallfromKatthapyayvillage.TheyareHlaMaungThan,MaungNgay,MaungHlaMyint,SanHlaMaung,AungTinChay,KunKyaAung,MaungThanHlaing,KinMaungWin,andHlaNuAung.
On the day theywere arrested theywere sitting by the side of the
road
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whichgoes toThitpokeTaungYewhich is anavalbase.Theywere
lookingat
theirphones.Thatwaswhenagroupofpatrollingsoldierssawthemandarrestedthem.Theyweretakenthat
day to Thitpoke Taung Ye naval base, located three miles east off
Katthapyay
village.FollowingthearrestoftheninementhemajorityoftheinhabitantsofKatthapyayhave]ledtoKyaukphyu
town. Around two thirds of the 110 households (around 500 people)
inKatthapyayvillagehaveleftandarestayingwithcharitablegroupsorrelatives.
CivilianArrestedbyArmyinRathedaungTownship
On June5, KyawKyawHlaing fromThamilaVillage
inRathedaungTownship, Arakan
State,wasarrestedbythearmy.WhenKyawKyawHlaingreturnedfromhis]ishingtripbacktothevillagebyboat,hemetwiththearmyandwastakentoKalarchaungVillage.
TwoVillagersArrestedbyArmyinTaungupTownship
On June3, the army enteredChakPaut village and
arrestedKyawTinAung
andMyintAyeThan,(NgaMoe).MyintAyeThan’s,(NgaMoe)mother,saidNgaMoewasarrestedforhavinganArakansealonhischest.Furthermoresheaddedthathehasabadleganddoesnottravelveryoftenbecauseofhiscirrhosis.
ArmyArrestSevenVillagersinMinbyaTownship
On June 5, the army arrived at the Kyaukkote Village, Minbya
Township, Arakan State andarrested seven villagers: Maung Soe,
Thein Aye Kyaw, Myat Lin Gyi, Kyaw Soe Lin,
KhaingNyeinSoe,WinZawOoandLamaungThein,chairmanoftheCommitteeonthePreventionofCoronavirus.Amongtheseven,LaTheinwasbeatenbythearmy.Besidesthis,theyouthsinthevillagewerealsoaskedtotakeofftheirshirtsandthearmycheckediftheyhadtattoosornot.
YoungManArrestedinAnnTownship
OnJune10,ZawHtay,whowasontheexpressbusofShwePyiThitthatdepartedfromSittweto
Yangon,was arrested at the checkpoint in Ann Township, Arakan
State. On June 13, theMilitary News Agency reported that Zaw Htay
was a member of Arakan Army (AA) anddelivering food for them.
Although the report mentioned that Zaw Htay was from
DagonVillage,MyebonTownship,ThanHlaing,theVillageheadmanofDagondeniedthathewasaresidentinthevillage.
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ArmyArrestsTwoVillagersinKyauktaw
On June 11, the army arrested Wai Hla Maung from A Poutwa
Village, and Mae La
fromPyanechaungVillageinKyauktawTownship,ArakanState.BothofthemwerearrestedbythearmyattheentranceofAPoutwaVillageafterreturningfromPyanechaungVillage.
LocalAbbotfromMraukOoTownshipAbductedbyMilitarytroops
Oneof twomendetainedby themilitary fromLeik SinPyin village
inMraukOoTownshipremainsmissingafteramilitarycolumnenteredthevillage.KyawSein,aged55,wasreleasedbefore
the troops left the village, but the local abbot, ThanMyintHtay,
aged 30,was
takenawaytoLinHmweTaungMountainwherethemilitaryisstationed.
Accordingtoavillageleader,soldiersleftwithMyintThanHtayincustodyaround6pmontheevening
of June 14. Residents ]led when troops arrived at the village,
leaving their
homesemptyandlaterreturnedto]indseveraloftheirhomeshadbeensearchedandransackedintheprocess.Clothesandotheritemsweretaken,withonewomanreporting300,000kyatandapairofearringsmissingfromherhome.
TheHluttaw representative ofMraukOoTownship, TunThar Sein and
theTatmadawTrueNews Information Team secretary, Brigadier General
Zaw Min Tun were both unavailablewhencalledforcomment.
CHARGES
TwoVillageAdminstratorsFacingTerrorismChargesinMyebonTownship
Two village administrators inMyebon Township, Rakhine State
remain in detention
facingterrorismcharges.MaungZaw,theadministratorofAnguYwarThitvillage,andKyawMyint,administrator
of Ywar Thit Kay village, were arrested on May 30 by military and
policepersonnel.AccordingtoPeThan,aPyithuHluttawrepresentativefromMyebontownship,thetacticalmilitarycommanderstationedintheareatookthetwoawayforinterrogationwhilethetwomen’shousesweresearched.Atleast]iveofMaungZaw’srelativeshadtheirhomessearchedaswell.
ThepairweredetainedattheMyebonTownshipGeneralAdministrationDepartmentof]iceonMay30nightandtransferredtoMyebonTownshipPoliceStationthenextday.AsofMay31,
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the two are facing charges under sections 50(j) and52(b) of the
CounterterrorismLawonsuspicion of association with the Arakan Army
(AA). Section 50(j) deals with
terrorism]inancingandcarriesaprisonsentenceof10yearstolife,withthepossibilityofa]ine.Section52(b)
includesoffenses regardingunmarkedplastic explosivesandcarriesa
]ive to10yearprison sentence, with or without a ]ine. Military
spokesman Brigadier Gen Zaw Min
TunclaimedthatthetwomenrevealedtheirtiestotheAAduringinterrogation.
FamilymembersofMaungZawandKyawMyintMilitarydenytheseallegationscitinglackofevidence
andexpressworryover themen’s absence.Meanwhile, other local
administratorscontemplateresignationastheirfearsofarbitraryarrestincrease.
TwoMenfromMrauk-UFaceTerrorismChargesafterSix-MonthDetention
PolicehaveopenedacaseagainstSeinWinMaungfromMinbyaTownshipandSeikPharChayfromThabyaykanvillageofMrauk-UdistrictundertheCounter-TerrorismLawafterthearmydetained
them on November 29, 2019. They were detained for six months before
beingtransferredintopolicecustodyinMay.
SeinWinMaungwas arrestedby government soldiers
nearTinNyohospital onhisway toThabyaykanvillage
inMrauk-UTownship.On thatday, thesoldiers tookSeinWinMaung tothe
Linmwaytaung Pagoda hill in Mrauk-U Township, where he was
allegedly beaten
andinterrogated.Thenextday,hewastakentothemilitarydetentioncentreinSittwebymilitaryhelicopter,accordingtohiswifeDawTinWin,whosaidheraccountwasbasedonUSeinWinMaung’s
recollection. Seik Phar Chay was arrested while drinking water at a
house at
theentranceofthevillageonhiswaybacktohisvillage.OnMay12,No.1SittwepolicestationtransferredtheduotoMrauk-UpolicestationonsuspicionofhavinglinkstotheArakanArmy(AA).Thepolicehave]iledacaseagainstthemunderSection50(j)oftheCounter-TerrorismLaw.
OnMay19, theywere remanded into custodyat
theMrauk-UTownshipCourt.On thatday,theymet their families.
Currently, SeinWinMaung is beingdetained at
theMrauk-UPoliceStation.SeinWinMaungandSeikPharChayappearedbeforetheMrauk-UTownshipCourtonJune1.TheirnexthearingwillbeonJune15.
ArmyProsecutes47FarmersinKholaminSouthernShanState
Thearmyprosecuted47farmersinsouthernShanStateafterfarmerswouldnotagreetosigna
document stating that the army owns the land they have been farming
for decades. The
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Infantry Battalion Num. 66, based in Namsang Township,
con]iscated 1,353.33 acres
offarmlandsfrom64farmers.TheInfantryBattalionNum.66,basedinKholamSub-township,prosecutedthefarmersinNamsangTownshipCourt.
Duringfrequentmeetings,thearmyhasbeenpressuringfarmerstocomplywithitsdemands,according
to local farmers. During the lastmeeting, after refusing to sign
four times,
localfarmerswerechargedwithtrespassingunderArticle447.Thearmyhaspreviouslycharged70farmerswithtrespassinginHsihsengTownship,locatedinsouthernShanState.
TwoYouthsCampaigningagainstonYearAnniversaryofInternetBaninCharged
On June 21 it had been one yer since the internet services had
been suspended in seventownships in Rakhine and Paletwa Township in
Chin State. Two youthswere involved in acampaign to demand the
resumption of internet services on June 21 in Kyaukphyu,
soonafterwardstheywerechargedunderSection19ofthePeacefulAssemblyLaw.Thetwoyouthsare
from the Thada Yinthwee New Generation Youth Group. Another woman,
from AnnTownship,whowasalso involved in
thecampaignhasundergonequestioningbythepolice.Ma Aye Aye Naing the
chairwoman of Ann township’s New Generation Youth Group
toldNarinjarathatshewasalsobeinginvestigatedbypoliceforcampaigningagainsttheinternetblackout
which had been photographed and posted on Facebook. A witness said
that
thecampaigners“werenotnoisy”,“Wehavebeenshutofffromtherestoftheworld,andwewanttobeconnected,that’swhywedidthis”.
Rakhine Nationalists Appear in Court Charged with Maintaining
Links with ArmedGroups.
On June 16 Rakhine National Party’s Taungup Township
vice-chairman U Wai
Thaung,TownshipMunicipalCommitteeChairmanUZayaKyaw,andwithhisyoungestbrotherUSiThuKyawZan(Michael),andformerChairmanoftheTownshipMunicipalCommitteeUSanNgweweretakentotheThandwetownshipcourt.All
fourhavebeenchargedunderSection50(a)and52(a)of
theAnti-TerrorismLaw.Accusedofmaintaining
linkswithethnicarmedgroups.Itisthefourthtimetheyhavebeenreprimanded.
CaseTiledagainstFiveYangonactivistsprotestingInternetban
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On June22,KyauktadaTownshippolice station charged ]ive
protestors includingKo
SithuAung(MaungSaungkha),directorofthefreedomofexpressionadvocacygroupATHANunderthe
Peaceful Assembly Law. The activists used banners on the Sule
pedestrian overpass
indowntownYangononJune21tomarktheone-yearanniversaryoftheinternetban,whichhasbeenimposedonsevenArakanStatetownshipsandChinState’sPaletwaTownship.
DISAPPEARANCES
FatherandSonReportedMissinginKyaukphyuTownshipAfatherandhisson,identi]iedasWaiKyanAung,81,andMaungNyo,46,fromKonBaungGyivillageinArakanState’sKyaukphyuTownship,werereportedmissingonJune1whileontheirwaytotheseashoreabout1milefromtheirhome.Thepairhavenotbeenseenorheardfromsince,according
toMaungNyo’swifeDawSandarNyein.MaungNyo,anavyretiree,who
isactivelyinvolvedinphilanthropicworkinthevillage,whichispartoftheKinchaungvillage-tract.ThefamilyhasinformedtheZinchaungpolicestationaboutthedisappearance.
TRIALSFiveSarPyinVillagersFaceThirdTerrorismTrialHearing,MilitaryOfTicerQuestionedbyCourt
On June4, ]ivemen facing chargesunderSection52(a)of
theCounter-TerrorismLawwerequestionedby theNo.
5MilitaryOperationsCommand at a police station inArakan
State’sTaungup Township. The ]ive defendants, including Sar Pyin
village’s ArakanNational
Partychapterchairman,PyoneCho,appearedbeforetheTaungupTownshipCourtonJune5forasecondtime.Theywerequestionedbymilitaryof]icerspriortothecourthearingonwhethertheyhadlinkstotheArakanArmy(AA).A
lawyer representing the accused, Tin Nyo, said the ]ive men should
not have beenquestioned because they had already been charged under
the Counter-Terrorism Law. Thecourt summoned the plaintiff and the
Sar Pyin village administrator, who is a
prosecutionwitness,fortheJune5hearing.However,thepairwereno-showsand,intheirabsence,a100-householdheadfromTaungup’sKanPaingwardwassummoned.Also,theplaintiffwasabsentwhenthedefendantsappearedincourtforthe]irsttimeonMay22.
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OnJune15,the]ivemenappearedbeforetheTaungupTownshipCourtforthethirdtimeandtheplaintiff,MajorMyintZawAung
fromtheNo.5MilitaryOperationsCommand,wasalsoquestionedbythecourtforthe]irsttime.ThecourtaskedtheplaintiffastowhetherhemadeatriptoSarPyinvillagetocheckandverifythecaseornot,MajorMyintZawAungdeniedhisinvolvement.Inaddition,thecourtalsoquestionedSarPyinvillageadministrator,WinMyint,aprosecutionwitness,andathirdperson.Another22prosecutionwitnessesareexpectedtobecalledtotestifyasthetrialcontinues.
ArrestedProminentArakaneseNationalsRemandedforFourthTimeOn June
16, several prominent public ]igures fromTaungupTownship, Rakhine
State,wereremandedforthefourthtimesincetheywerearrestedforterrorismoffenseslastmonth.
ZeyaKyaw,ChairofTaungupTownshipDevelopmentAffairsCommitteeSanNgwe,amemberofthesamecommittee;SithuKyawZan,theyoungerbrotherofZyarKyaw;andWaiThaung,ViceChairoftheArakanNationalParty(ANP)forTaungupTownshipwerearrestedbetweenMay
9 and 24. The four men, since charged under Sections 50(a) and
52(a) of
theCounterterrorismLaw,havebeenbroughtrepeatedlytotownshipcourtstofacecharges.
OnMay11,ZeyaKyaw,SithuKyawZan,andWaiThaungappearedatTaungupTownshipCourtand
received their ]irst 2-week detention. The threewere then
transferred to Rangoon
viamilitaryplaneanddetainedataninterrogationfacilityinMingaladonTownship.OnMay24,thenorthOkkalapaTownshipCourtinRangoonextendedtheremand.
OnJune2,SithuKyawZanjoinedtheotherthreemenatThandweTownshipCourtwheretheyweregivenathird2-weekremand.ThefourreturnedtoThandweTownshipCourtonJune16,forafourthremandtolastuntiltheirnexttrialhearingsetforJune30.
12ResidentsArrestedwhileTransportingRicetoIDPAppearinFirstCourtHearinginKyauktawTownship
On June 23, 12 people who were detained on April 4 while
transporting rice bags forinternally displaced people (IDPs) in
Kyauktaw Township appeared before the
Mrauk-UDistrictCourt.Another54peopleareapparentlywantedinconnectionwiththecase.
The 12 defendants were arrested at the No. 9 Mobile Operations
Command gate aftertransporting 150 bags of rice from the Kyauktaw
Township General
AdministrationDepartment.Thegrouphadintendedtodeliverthegovernment-providedricetotheresidents
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of theNyaungChaung IDPcamp.A totalof15people, includingsome
IDPsand theNyaungChaung village-tract clerk, Ohn Naing, were
arrested on April 4 and subsequently chargedunder Sections 50(J)
and 52(B) of the Counter-Terrorism Law. Three of the detainees
areunder18andweregrantedbailbutwillalsostandtrialseparatelyattheKyauktawTownshipCourt.Familymembers
insist that
thedefendantshavebeenwrongfullyaccused.TheirnextcourthearinghasbeenscheduledforJuly7.
SecondTrialofFiveKyaukseikVillagers
OnJune5,]iveKyaukseikvillagersfromPonnagyunTownshipinArakanStateappearedbeforethecourtofSwitteforasecondtime.The]ivemenwerebeatenandtortured,whichcausedapublic
outcry after a videowent viral, and charged under Section 50(e),
52(a) of the Anti-Terrorisms Law. Captain Tint Naing Tun of the 550
Battalion ]iled a case against them.
OnApril19,thearmyarrestedatotalof38peoplefromKyaukseikVillageandreleased33peoplewhiletheremaining
]iveweredetained.ThecourthassetanadditionalcourtdateforJune12.
SENTENCES
ThreeMembersofPeacockGenerationGroupFaceAdditionalPrisonSentences
OnJune11,MaubinTownshipCourtsentencedthreemembersoftheyouthThangyatgrouptoone-year
imprisonment under section 505(a) of the Penal Code and section
66(d) of theTelecommunications Law for their controversial Thangyat
(performance art)
allegedlydisparagingthearmylastThingyanfromApril13to16.Thiswasinadditiontotheoneyearimprisonment’shandeddownbyPyaponTownshipCourtandDedayeTownshipCourtpriorto
this hearing. The Three members have hence been handed a cumulative
three yearsentence.
Thearmyactedasprosecutoragainst
thethreeyoungmen,whowereZeyarLwin,PaiPhyoThuandPaiPhyoMin.TheywerechargedbyLieutenantColonelMyoMinOofromtheYangonRegionMilitaryCommand.
MyoMinTunSentencedandFinedbyRamreeTownshipinInternetShutdownProtest.
OnJune25,MyoMinTunwassentencedto15days imprisonmentanda
]ineof20,000kyatwhichwassubsequentlypaid.AsamemberoftheRamreeTownship’sYouthNetworkhewas
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chargedforunlawfulprotestafteragroupfromthenetworkgatheredtodemonstrateontheanniversaryofayear-longinternetblackoutinpartsoftheRakhineandChinstates.June21markedexactlyoneyearsincetheGovernmentsuspendedinternetservicesinsevenArakanState
townshipsandPaletwaTownshipofChinState.Sevenmembersof
theYouthNetworkmetthatdayattheentrancetoRamreetownwearingt-shirtsandholdingsignscallingfortheGovernmenttorestoreinternetaccess.PicturestakenattheeventwerepostedonlinethatdayandlaterMyoMinTun,acommunicationsof]icerforRamreeYouthNetwork,waschargedforviolating
Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law. He
handlescommunication and coordinationwith other youth networks in
all 17 townships
ofArakanState,andsaysthathewasarrestedbecausehedidnotapplyforapermittoprotestbeforestagingtheevent.Thecasewas]iledbyMajorZanWinofRamreeTownshipPolice.
RELEASESFourMinorsAccusedofTerrorismReleasedforLackofEvidence
OnJune2,ajuvenilecourtinMrauk-UTownshipinArakanStatereleasedaminorfromLekkavillageandthreeothersfromKyauksepyinvillageduetolackofevidenceafterbeingsuedbythemilitaryunderterrorismcharges.
The threeminors fromKyauksepyin villagewere detained alongwith
22 other villagers
byarmytroopsinJune2019onsuspicionofhavingtiestotheArakanArmy(AA).Thethreeweresued
in the juvenile court inMrauk-U, and the22others at the
SittweDistrict Court undersections 50(a) and 50(j) and Section
52(a) of the Counterterrorism Law. Out of the
22villagers,17werereleasedinMayduetolackofevidenceand]iveothersarestillontrial.
TheminorfromLekkavillagewasarrestedalongwith26othersbythearmyinApril2019intheirvillageonsuspicionofhavingtiestotheAAadayafterthegrouplaunchedanattackonatemporarymilitaryoutpostandapolicebattalioninMrauk-U.Thevillagersdeniedhavingtiesto
theAAand the relativesof the27men later claimed theywere
torturedduringmilitarydetention.
PeacockGenerationMemberReleasedEarlyPhoeThar,amemberofsatiricalpoetrytroupePeacockGeneration,wasreleasedfromInseinPrisononJune26.Becauseofamnestyandreductionofhisprisonsentence,hewasreleasedearlierfromhis14-monthsentence.SeveralmembersofthePeacockGenerationweregiven
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prisonsentencesfortheirperformanceofacontroversialThangyat(performanceart)whichallegedlydisparagedthemilitary.ZayyaLwin,PaingYeThu,PaingPhyoMin,KayKhineTunandSuYadanarMyintarestillinInseinPrison.
ManReleasedbyBorderGuardForceafterOneMonthDetention
On June 6,Myint Soe, fromDoepite Village in Rathedaung Township
in Arakan State,wasreleased by theNo.3 Border Guard Force (BGF)
based in ButhidaungTownship after
beingdetainedformorethanamonth.OnMay2,ataround4pm,unidenti]iedtroopsshotsixBGFsoldiers,
who were drinking alcohol at a shop in Donepite Village and two of
them wereinjured.
After the incident,Myint Soewas taken by the BGF on suspicion of
the incident.
AlthoughMyintSoewasarraignedinButhidaungTownshipCourtfromMay8toJune7underSection50(a)
of the Terrorism Act and remanded in custody for two weeks, the BGF
eventuallyreleasedhimonJune6.
CONDITIONSOFIMPRISONMENT
FemaleLaborLeadersTorturedinPrison
The Blue Diamond Labor strike was terminated and two female
labor leaders were alsochargedundervarious laws.MaZarZarTun,a
femaleprisoner,saidthat intheprison, theywere being abused in
variousways. Those two leaders had to do cleaningworks in
Inseinprison and sleep in front of toilets in theprison.
Prisonof]icials told them that
theywouldhavetopayafeeiftheywantedtorelocate.
ArrestsbyEthnicArmedGroupsKNUArrestsFourMonAdolescentsandDemandsHeavyFine,OneTortured
OnMay28,theKarenNationalUnion(KNU)arrestedfourMonadolescentsaccusingthemofusingillicitdrugsatarubberplantationnearNgarKalaystreamofKyaungYawvillageinYeTownship
from Mon State. One of them was caught with pills in hand and would
beaccordinglypunished.The remaining threeweredetainedand
theKNUdemandeda total2millionkyat(1,435USD)fortheirrelease.
Oneofthemwastorturedandsufferedaneyeinjury.Hismotherhadtopay700,000kyat(502USD)forhisrelease.KNUsaidtheothertwowouldbereleasedwhentheypaid1.3millionkyat
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(1,220 USD). The family members of the rest two detainees are
experiencing ]inancialhardshipandareunabletopaytheheavy]ine.
GovernmentLiableforAAAbductionsofALPMembersSaysSpokesperson
On June 1, the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) released a
statement claiming the
BurmesegovernmentholdssomeculpabilityfortheabductionsofthreemembersbytheArakanArmy(AA).
On May 23, 15 AA members abducted Khaing Maung Khin and Khaing
Maung Lone,
(twomembersofALP’sarmedwing),fromtheirhomesinRabetchaingVillage,PauktawTownship.OnMay
31, ten armedAAmembers on ]ivemotorbikes rode into Sarpyin Village,
TaungupTownshiplookingforthehomesofalocaladministratorandWinHlaing.Theywereunableto]indthe
localadministrator,butarrestedWinHlaingaround8pmthatnight,
tellinghiswifethattheyweretakinghimforinterrogation.
TheAAspokespersonclaimedthattheAAdidnotarrestWinHlaing,butmadenomentionofthe
two othermen.When AA of]icials were contacted by the ALP, they were
told that
theabducteeswerebeingdetainedforinterrogation,andofferednoconcreteanswerastowhentheywouldbereleased.
InthestatementreleasedonJune1,ALPspokesperson,ColonelKhaingSoeMyasaidthatthegovernmentisobligatedtotakeresponsibilityforthesecurityofethnicarmedgroupsinareasunderitsjurisdictionaccordingtothetermsoftheNationwideCease]ireAgreementsignedbybothpartiesin2015.Duetothis,hesaidthegovernmentcouldbeliablefortheseabductions.
ReleasesbyEthnicArmedGroupsTreasurerofRamreeNLDExecutiveCommitteeReleasedbyAA
OnJune5,ZeyarMin,TreasurerofRamreeNLDExecutiveCommittee,wasreleasedafterbeingarrested
by the Arakan Army (AA) on February 8 in Ramree Township in Arakan
State.AccordingtoMaungMaung,headofthepolicestationinRamreeTownship,AAreleasedZeyarMinnearTaung-PainneonKyaukphyuroadafterfourmonthsofdetention.
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DozensofAdministratorsinMyebonTwspResignasOfTicialsFearProsecution
On Friday, June 5, 51 ward and village-tract administrators in
Myebon Township,
RakhineStateresignedfollowingthemilitaryarrestofthreelocalof]icials
latelastmonth.ByJune8,thisnumberroseto62outofthetotal68administratorsinthetownship.ThisleftonlythreeMyebonadministratorsactiveintheirpositionsacrossatownshipwith9wardsand59villagetracts.
ThemassresignationresultedfromgrowingfearsofmilitaryarrestamongMyebonof]icialsafter
three
townshipadministrators:AungThanofMyebontown,MaungZawofAnguYwarThitVillage,
andKyawMyintofYwarThitKayVillage,werearrestedby themilitary in
lateMay. The three have since been charged under Sections 50(j) and
52(b) of
theCounterterrorismLawforallegedlyhavingconnectionstoArakanArmy(AA)forces.Militaryspokesman,BrigadierGenZawMinTunstatedthatinterrogationswithHtayMaungandAungThanZawrevealedtheirlinkstotheAAalthoughaspokesmanfromArakanforcesdeniedthis.Intimidatedbythesearrests,someadministratorshave]ledtheirhomesaswellastheirpostsfor
fearofpersecution.MyebonLawmakerPeThanfearsthiswillweakenruleof
lawinthetownshipwithfewof]icialslefttoperformessentialduties.
Arrestanddetentionofciviliansandlocalof]icialsbythemilitaryhasbeencommonpracticeinRakhineState;
thecenterof the17-month longcon]lictbetweenthemilitaryand
theAA.However,oneadministratorwhowishedtoremainanonymous,expressedconfusionoverwhyadministratorsfromMyebontownshipwerebeingtargetedinparticular.Heclaimsthereisno]ighting
in the area, andno local support for terrorist organizations. Local
residents
reportthatsoldiershavebeenpostedatthepolicestationandconductinginterrogationsinMyebontownsinceMay,althoughthemilitaryhasneverhadapresenceintheareabefore.In
2019 tons of administrators resigned from their positions following
the arrest of
localof]icialsinRakhineState’sMinbya,Kyauktaw,RathedaungandMrauk-Utownshipsaswell.
Threereleased,TwoRemaininCustodyinTaungupTownshipOnJune7,threepeoplewerereleasedfollowingthearrestof]ivemenbythearmyinTaungupTownship’sChetPaukvillage,closetoMaEitown.ThethreereleasedmenhavebeennamedasKanZaw,44,NaingChay,26,andMaungNaingNaingLin,18.
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ThethreemenwerearrestedonJune1whileshoppinginMeEitown.ThetwowhoremainincustodyareKyawTinAungandMaungMyintAyeThan,37and18respectively.
Theywerearrestedby troopson June3.MaungMyinthasa
tattooofabirdonhischest,a symbol
forArakan,hewasarrestedforthat,accordingtohismother
18VillagersfromTinmaandTinmagyiRemainDetainedunderMilitaryCustodyThe
families of 18 villagers taken by the army from Tinma village in
Kyauktaw Township,Arakan State, are increasingly concerned for
their well-being as relatives remain
largelywithoutinformationaboutthedetainees’status.
Members of Light Infantry Division No. 55 on a temporary
deployment near
TaungshaeMountainandTinmavillagedetainedeightvillagersfromTinmavillage(‘new’)onMarch13and
10 people from Tinmagyi village onMarch 16. The body ofMaungWin
Gyi,
whowasamongthosedetainedinMarch,wasfound]loatinginwaternearSetyonejettytwodaysafterhisarrest.TheagesoftheeightdetaineesfromTinmavillagerangefrom30sto70s.IthasalsobeenreportedthatGrade9studentMaungTunTunWaifromTinmagyivillagewasalsotakentoTaungshaeMountain.
Thefamiliesofthedetaineeslodgedacomplaintwiththerelevantpolicestationbutthathasnot
improvedhowtheirsituation isbeinghandled, the familiessaid.
Inconnectionwiththecase, a complaint letterwasmade to
thePresident’sOf]ice,
StateCounsellorDawAungSanSuuKyi,andtheMyanmarNationalHumanRightsCommission.
ColleaguescallforreleaseofkidnappedTaungupTownshipmanOn June 6
the Food Security Working Group (FSWG), a nongovernmental
organisationinvolved in food security-related issues in Myanmar,
released a statement demanding
thereleaseofUThanShwefromBuShweMawvillage,TaungupTownship,whowasabductedonMay5byanarmedgroup.TheStatementbytheFSWGexpressedworrythatnoinformationhasyetcometolightonhiswhereaboutsorcondition.ThestatementsaidthatUThanShwe“takesaleadingroleinphilanthropicworksandsocialactivitieswithoutinvolvinghimselfinpoliticalissues.Wewouldliketourgetheconcernedpartytoreleasetheabducteeandsendhim
tohis family ina safeandhealthymanner”.Meanwhile
theMilitaryhasalleged thathewasabductedbytheArakanArmy(AA).
MilitaryRefusestoDropChargesAgainstPa-OFarmersafterNegotiationsAttempt16
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Farmers in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township are expected
to go to trial since
themilitaryhasoptedtonotwithdrawtrespassingchargesagainstthemregardingalanddispute.
Thefarmers,whoareof]icials
fromthePa-Oself-administeredregion,andof]icials
fromthemilitary’seasterncommandmetataGeneralAdministrationDepartmentof]iceonJune4todiscuss
how to resolve land issues stemming from the army seizure of the
farmers’ land.However,theydidnotcometoanyagreement.
According to SanWinMaung, headmanofAungChanThaward
inHsihsengTownship, thefarmers demanded that the army allow them to
work on their farmland, to
withdrawtrespassingchargesagainstmorethan70farmers,tounblockaroadandtoreturn29tractorstofarmers.Hestatedthatthepolicereturnedthetractorsintheeveningbutthatthearmydidnotwithdrawthechargesagainstthefarmers,meaningtheyhavetogototrial.
194civil societyorganizations(CSOs),
includingmanyethnicPa-Oorganizations, releasedajointstatementon
June3accusing themilitary’sLight
InfantryBattalion#423and#424ofcon]iscating the farmland, destroying
farmers’ crops, prosecuting and threatening farmers,and seizing
their tractors. The joint statement also noted that the farmers
were facingeconomic hardships amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The chair of the Pa-O
YouthOrganizationKhunOohassaidthatifthesituationdoesnotchange,theywillsendapetitionlettertothevicepresidentandlaunchacampaign,involvingastrikewithfarmers.
TwoGirlsArrestedforPossibleAALinksReleasedinSittweLone Ma Chay,
16, and Khin Win Oo, 18, from Kywi Thay Paik Seik village under
SittweTownship,werearrestedonJune12undersuspicionofhavinglinkstoArakanArmy(AA)andreleasedthenextday.BothwerehandcuffedandtakentoMyomapolicestationofSittweforinterrogations.Thepoliceof]icers
repeatedlyasked if theyweremembersofAAand if
theyhadguns.Theywerequestionedover textmessageswhereKhinWinOo sent
amessage toLone Ma Chay talking about arrests in their village.
However, KhinWin Oo convinced
thepolicethattheywereordinaryArakanesenationalsandnotalignedwithAAactivities.
MilitaryForcesCiviliansToGuideSoldiersOnJune18,soldiersforced]ivemenfromKutkaiTownshiptoguidetheMilitaryintoanareaofnorthernShanStatewhererecentclasheswiththeKachinIndependenceArmy(KIA)hadbeenreported.ThreeofthemenwereethnicTa’angfromNawngHuelvillage,andtheothertwowereKachinlivinginKariaiZupAwng,aninternallydisplacedpersonscamp(IDP)inthe
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township. They were taken by the Military’s Light Infantry
Division, Column 88 on
themorningofJune18,andreleasedatabout3:30pmlaterthatday.Locals
reported recent ]ightingbetween theMilitaryand
theKIAnearKariai,NwangHpan,andNamPhoovillagesaswellas increased
]ightingbetweentheTa’angNationalLiberationArmy(TLNA)andtheMilitaryinKutkaiTownship.Despiteaunilateralcease]irebetweentheMilitaryandtheThreeBrotherhoodAlliance(whichtheTLNAisamemberof),
thishasnotstopped the Military from sending reinforcements to the
region. As a result locals do notforesee the hostilities ending
soon, even though it adds an extra burden to
communitiesalreadybattlingtocombattheCOVID-19pandemic.
AAReleasedFourCiviliansDetainedforAlmostaMonth,OneDied
OnJune1,theArakanArmy(AA)releasedSeinMaOo,aChinwomenfromThinekyatVillage,and
Sein Win Sein, Yaung Saw and KyawWin Thu, both Chin men from Taung
Shay
PyinVillage.ThefourwerearrestedbyAAonMay3anddetainedfornearlyamonth.Amongthefourreleased,SeinMaOowassubmittedtothehospitalformedicaltreatmentonthedayofher
release. She had emotional disturbances, fear, shortness of breath
and she did
notrememberanyofherfamilymembers.ShediedonJune3.OnJune4,AAannouncedthatSeinMaOo'sdeathhadnorelationtothem.
PolicesInterrogateSpouseofSithuKyawZan
OnJune5,thepoliceinterrogatedNanKhinAyeKyi,thespouseofSithuKyawZan,(Michael),whohasbeenchargedunderAnti-TerrorismLawinTaungukTownshipinArakanState.WhileNangKhinAyeKyiwassellingnoodlesattheirhomeshopinKanpaiWard,thepolicetookhertoTaungupTownshippolicestationandquestionedheraboutMichael,herhusband.Thenshewas
releasedafter15minutesof interrogation.Michael, herhusband,was
arrestedonMay24.
CivilianshotdeadbyPolice,OneCivilianEscaped
OnJune15,ThaungTunfromMyaingtharyarvillagewasshotdeadbyapoliceof]icerandMinThu
, another residentofMyaingtharyarVillageescaped. In the
incident,whenThaungTunand Min Thu climbed the mountain where mining
is illegal on the night of June 15, theyencountered two police
of]icers. Then Min Thu was handcuffed while Thaung Tun
wastorturedandshotdead.AfterThaungTunwaskilled,MinThuranawaywiththehandcuffsonandarrivedathishomethenextmorning,
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RestaurantOwnerBeatenby10PoliceOfTicersoutsideofUniform
OnJune14,theowneroflocalrestaurantShweLaMinwasthreatenedwithagunandbeatenby10unidenti]iedpoliceof]icerswhoworenormal
clothes, includingone inuniform,
fromMagwayTownshipPoliceStation.
MonthinReview
FreedomofSpeechandExpression
Limits on freedom of speech and expression remain a fundamental
challenge to the
democratic transition in Burma, these are important human rights
essential for any
successfullydemocraticsociety.InJunethisyear,Burmaexperienceditsworstrecentmonth
in this deteriorating human rights situation. This month three
members of the Peacock
Generation group were sentenced at Pyapon, Dedaye and Maubin
Township Courts under
Section505(a)ofthePenalCodeforexercisingfreedomofspeechandexpression.Inaddition
tothis,MyoMinTun,theleaderoftheyouthnetworkfromRamreeTownship,ArakanState,
faced ]ines under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and
Peaceful Procession Act. Two
youths from the Thandar Yin Thwee Generation Youth Association
in Kyauktaw Township,
Arakan State, and Five activists including Si Thu Aung (Saung
Ka), executive director of
ATHAN,wereallchargedunderSection19ofthePeacefulAssemblyandPeacefulProcession
Law.
New laws have beenpassed to prevent freedomof speech and
expression, and are used in
tandemwithout-datedcolonialeralawstolimitfreedomofexpressionandspeechinBurma.
This demonstrates how repression of our human rights will likely
continue in the coming
years.As longasour fundamental rightsare continuallyoppressed
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will only continue to lose their civil rights. Therefore, the
government responsible for
implementingdemocracyareencouragedtoupholdtheserightsbyadheringtoademocratic
standardoffreedomofspeechandexpression.
Below is a graph of the data compiled according to the
Assistance Association for Political
Prisoners (AAPP) data for the six months from January to June
2020 of those arrested,
charged, sentenced and released under Section 19 of the Peaceful
Assembly and Peaceful
Procession Act, Section 500, 505 (a) of the Penal Code, and
Section 66 (d) of the
Telecommunicationlaw.
LandIssues
LandissuesremainachallengeforBurmaduringthistransitionperiod,
farmerscontinueto
sufferdisproportionatelyfromtheeffectsoflanddisputes.DuringJune,atotalof47farmers
were charged for planting and plowing on military land in Loilem
Township, Nansand
Township,andKunlongTownshipinShanState(South).Moreover,themilitaryappliedforan
additional sentence against 22 farmers who have already been
convicted of each offense.
Farmers not only lost their ancestral land, these charges and
prosecutions created further
dif]iculties. On June 15, a press conference for the Fourth
Annual One Year Anniversary of
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GovernmentoftheUnionwasheldandtheDeputyMinisterforMinistryofUnionGovernment
statedthatthecon]iscatedlandandmorethan100,000acresoflandweregivenbacktothe
originalownersunderthecurrentgovernment.However,manyfarmerscontinuetolosetheir
land compared to the national average which brings particularly
negative effects for the
farmersinvolved.Therefore,thegovernmentmustactpromptlyinresolvingthelanddisputes
withoutdelay.Indoingso,AAPPurgesthegovernmenttopromoteandprotecttherightsand
interestsof
farmersinaccordancewithTheInternationalCovenantonEconomic,Socialand
CulturalRights (ICESCR),LawofProtectionof
theFarmerRightsandEnhancementof their
Bene]itsandLandcon]iscation,ResettlementandRecoveryAct,aswellasbringingjusticefor
farmerswhohavebeenchargedandprosecuted.
ConsequencesofconTlictinethnicareas
DuringJune,armedclashesbetweenthemilitaryandethnicarmedgroupsareintensifying,as
are the repercussions for the indigenous peoples. In particular,
as the con]lict continues in
ArakanState,arrests,prosecutions,disappearances,deaths,injuries,andintimidationrise.In
June, due to the con]lict between themilitary and theArakanArmy
(AA) 56 civilianswere
arrested;theywerefromSittwe,Taungup,Kyauktaw,Myebon,Minbya,Mrauk-U,Ponnagyun,
KyaukphyuandRathedaungTownshipsinArakanState.Inadditiontothis,16civiliansfrom
MyebonandKyauktawTownships,ArakanStatewerechargedunderSection50(e)and52(b)
of theAnti-TerrorismLaw.Four civilians
fromMrauk-UandKyauktawTownshipsalsowent
missing inArakanState.
Thesecasesareextremelyserioushumanrightsabuses,andboth
sidesneedtoengageinpoliticaldialogueinordertoprotectciviliansfromthecon]lict.
BasedoninformationbyAAPPfromJanuarytoJune2020,belowisagraphofarrests,charges,
prosecutions,andreleasesinrelationtocon]lictinArakanState.
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Various events during themonth of June have left many civilians
dead or injured. Civilian
casualtiesaredetailedbelow.
Bulletinjuriesandfatalities
• 7 civilianswere killed and 15 peoplewounded, including one
child in a shooting in
Paletwa Township, Chin State, and Kyauktaw, Ponnagyun,
Rathedaung, andMrauk-U
Townships,inArakanState.
• AnothercivilianwasalsokilledinKyauktawTownship,ShanState.
•
TwocivilianswereinjuredinTamuandKampatTownshipsinSagaingDivision.
Deaths/injuriescausedbyartilleryshelling
• At least 13 people, including one child, were injured from
artillery shelling in
Kyauktaw,Rathedaung,Buthidaung,andPonnagyunTownships,RakhineState.
•
AcivilianwaskilledandanothercivilianwasinjuredinKyaukmeTownship,Northern
ShanState.
•
Twowereinjured,includingonechild,inHpapunRegion,KarenState.
Deaths/injuriescausedbythebombblast
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• Explosions killed one and injured another civilian in
Ponnagyun townships, Arakan
State.
•
FourcivilianswereinjuredinKawkareikandMyawaddyTownship,KarenState.
Deaths/injuriescausedbylandmines
•
OnecivilianwasinjuredinalandmineinMyebonTownship,ArakanState.
Inadditiontothis, the lackofprecautionarymeasures for
indigenouspeoples living inwar-
tornareasduringthe]irstsixmonthsoftheCOVID-19pandemicisaseriousconcern.OnJune
22,atotalof170countriessignedonastatementsupportingtheglobalcease]irerequestedby
theUN Secretary-General AntónioGuterres. All ASEANmembers,
except Burma, signed the
declaration. This was an important step towards achieving
national reconciliation, and
Burma’s failure to sign the petition is a disappointment. It
raises questions about the
government's commitment to the ongoing peace process. Therefore,
AAPP urges the
Government to put in place measures to prevent the spread of
COVID-19 for indigenous
peoples.
InternationalDayinSupportofVictimsofTorture
On June 26, we recognised the UN International Day in Support of
Victims of Tourture.
However,inBurmavariousformsoftorturecontinuetotakeplaceacrossthecountry.During
June,ThaungTun, a
residentofMyaingtharyarVillage,ThabeikkyinTownshipwas tortured
andshotdeadby twopoliceof]icerswhilehewasclimbingup to
themountaintopwithhis
friendMinThu,whomanagedtoescapewiththehandcuffsstillonhishands.Furthermore,11
policemen,oneuniformedandtenwithout,arrivedattheShweLaMin
restaurantandbeat
therestaurant’sownerandthreatenedhimwithagun.Inadditiontothis,aciviliansuffered
severe injuries after being tortured by the military in Aakgyi
Village, Kyaukme Township,
NorthernShanState.
Torturecontinuetooccurduetothelackofeffectivepreventionandprotectionmechanisms.
Hence, there is still a longway to bringing justice to its
victims and providing appropriate
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rehabilitation.OnJune26,AAPPreleasedapapercallingonthegovernmenttosigntheUnited
NationsConventionagainstTorture(UNCAT).AAPPdisscussedhowUNCATisatreatywhich
supportstheeffectivebanontorture.Therefore,theAAPPagainurgesthegovernmenttosign
theUNCAT.
References
PoliticalPrisoners
ARRESTSAnother Myebon ward
administratorarrested(4June2020-DVB/Burmese)(4June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(4June2020-Narinjara)(5June2020-DMG/Burmese)(6June2020-BNI)(6June2020-BNI)
MilitaryArrestsANPChairofMaeitown,TaungupTownship(9June2020-DMG)(9June2020-DMG/Burmese)(10June2020-BNI/Burmese)
ManTakenAwaybyArmy
inMraukOoTownship(12June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(13June2020-Narinjara)(15June2020-BNI)
Villagers Flee in Fear After Nine
MenArrested(28June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(29June2020-Narinjara)(29June2020-BNI/Burmese)
C i v i l i a n A r r e s t e d b y A rmy i
nRathedaungTownship(6June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)
Two Villagers Arrested by Army
inTaungupTownship(6June2020-BNI/Burmese)(6June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(8June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)
Army Arrest Seven Villagers in
MinbyaTownship(8June2020-BNI/Burmese)(8June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(9June2020-BNI/Burmese)
YoungManArrestedinAnnTownship(14June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(15June2020-BNI/Burmese)
ArmyArrestsTwoVillagersinKyauktaw(11June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(12June2020-BNI/Burmese)
Local Abbot from Mrauk Oo
TownshipAbductedbyMilitarytroops(15June2020-BNI)
CHARGESTwo Village Adminstrators
FacingTerrorismChargesinMyebonTownship(1June2020-DMG/Burmese)
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June 2020
(1June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(2June2020-BNI/Burmese)(3June2020-7daynews/Burmese)(3June2020-RFA/Burmese)(3June2020-RFA)(3June2020-BNI)(4June2020-BNI)
TwoMen
fromMrauk-UFaceTerrorismChargesafterSix-MonthDetention(1June2020-DMG)(1June2020-DMG/Burmese)(2June2020-DMG/Burmese)
ArmyProsecutes47FarmersinKholaminSouthernShanState(13June2020-BNI)(10June2020-ShanNews/Burmese)(10June2020-BNI/Burmese)(10June2020-DVB/Burmese)
Two Youths Campaigning against onYear Anniversary of Internet
Ban
inCharged(24June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(25Jun,2020-Narinjara)(25June2020-BNI/Burmese)
Rakhine Nationalists Appear in CourtCharged with Maintaining
Links withArmedGroups.(17June2020-DMG)(17June2020-DMG/Burmese)
FiveYangonActivistschargedbyKyauktadaTownshipPolice
(24June2020-DMG)
DISAPPEARANCESFather and Son Reported Missing
inKyaukphyuTownship(5June2020-DMG)(5June2020-DMG/Burmese)(5June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(6June2020-BNI/Burmese)
TRIALSFive Sar Pyin Villagers Face
ThirdTerrorismTrialHearing,MilitaryOfTicerQuestionedbyCourt(6June2020-DMG)(6June2020-DMG/Burmese)(6June2020-BNI/Burmese)(6June2020-BNI/Burmese)(9June2020-BNI)15June2020-DMG17June2020-BNI
Arres ted Prominent
ArakaneseNationalsRemandedforFourthTime(16June2020-MyanmarNow/Burmese)(16June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(17June2020-BNI/DMG)(17June2020-Narinjara)
1 2 R e s i d e n t s A r r e s t e d w h i l
eTransportingRicetoIDPAppearinFirstCourtHearinginKyauktawTownship(24June2020-DMG)(24
June 2020 - DMG’s facebook page/Burmese)
SecondTrialofFiveKyaukseikVillagers(5June2020-VOA/Burmese)
SENTENCESThree Members of Peacock
GenerationGroupFaceAdditionalPrisonSentences(10June2020-MyanmarNow/Burmese)(10June2020-DVB/Burmese)(10June2020-DVB/Burmese)(11June2020-Mizzima/Burmese)(11June2020-Eleven/Burmese)(12June2020-BNI/Burmese)(12June2020-7dayNews/Burmese)(13June2020-BNI)(11June2020-Irrawaddy)
CaseFiledAgainstProtesterof
InternetShutdowninRamreeTownship(24June2020-BNI)(24June2020-Narinjara)(22June2020-DMG)
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June 2020
(22June2020-DMG/Burmese)(22June2020-BNI/Burmese)(22June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(22June2020-MyanmarNow/Burmese)(22June2020-VOA/Burmese)(22June2020-BBC/Burmese)(23June2020-7dayNews/Burmese)
RELEASESFour Minors Accused of
TerrorismReleasedforLackofEvidencegewasarrestedalongwith26othersbythearmy
inApril 2019 in their(3 June 2020
-Irrawaddy)(3June2020-Irrawaddy/Burmese)
Peacock Generation Member
ReleasedEarly(26June2020-Mizzima/Burmese)(27June2020-BNI/Burmese)(27June2020-BNI)
Man Released by Border Guard
ForceafterOneMonthDetention(10June2020-DVB/Burmese)
CONDITIONSOFIMPRISONMENTFemale Labor Leaders Tortured inPrison(2
June 2020 - All Burma Federation
ofFarmers'Unionfacebookpage/Burmese)(16 June2020
-TunKyi’sFacebookpage/Burmese)
Arrests by Ethnic
ArmedGroupsKNUArrestsFourMonAdolescentsandDemandsHeavyFine,OneTortured(June5,2020-Narinjara)
GovernmentLiableforAAAbductionsofALPMembersSaysSpokesperson(2June2020-MyanmarNow/Burmese)(3June2020-DMG/Burmese)(3June2020-DMG/Burmese)(3June2020-Irrawaddy/Burmese)
(3June2020-DMG/Burmese)(3June2020-DMG)(3June2020-DMG)(4June2020-BNI/Burmese)(4June2020-BNI/Burmese)(4June2020-BNI)
Releases by Ethnic
ArmedGroupsAAReleasedFourCiviliansDetainedforAlmostaMonth,OneDied(3June2020-Irrawaddy/Burmese)(4June2020-BNI/Burmese)(5June2020-Eleven/Burmese)(5June2020-Irrawaddy/Burmese)(7June2020-BNI/Burmese)
Treasurer of Ramree NLD
ExecutiveCommitteeReleasedbyAA(6June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(6June2020-DVB/Burmese)(7June2020-7daynews/Burmese)(9June2020-Irrawaddy/Burmese)
Restrictions on Civil andPoliticalRights
Dozens of Administrators in MyebonTwsp Re s i gn a s O f T i c i
a l s Fe a rProsecution
(4June2020-DMG/Burmese)(4June2020-Myanmarnow/Burmese)(5June2020-DMG)(5June2020-DMG/Burmese)(5June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(5June2020-DVB/Burmese)(5June2020-RFA)(6June2020-BNI/Burmese)(6June2020-Eleven/Burmese)(6June2020-RFA/Burmese)(6June2020-VOA/Burmese)(6June2020-Narinjara)(8June2020-BNI)
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June 2020
Threereleased,TwoRemain inCustodyinTaungupTownship
(6June2020-BNI/Burmese)(6June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(8June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(9June2020-BNI/Burmese)(10June2020-Narinjara)
18 Villagers from Tinma and TinmagyiRemain Detained under
MilitaryCustody(6June2020-Irrawaddy/Burmese)(9June2020-DMG)(10June2020-BNI/Burmese)(11June2020-BNI)(17June2020-BNI)
ColleaguescallforreleaseofkidnappedTaungupTownshipman(8June2020-DMG)(8June2020-DMG/Burmese)(10June2020-BNI)
Military Refuses to Drop
ChargesAgainstPa-OFarmersafterNegotiationsAttempt(June11,2020)
TwoGirlsArrestedforPossibleAALinksReleasedinSittwe(12June2020-MyanmarNow/Burmese)(13June2020-DMG/Burmese)(13June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(14June2020-Narinjara)(15June2020-BNI/Burmese)(15June2020-7dayNews/Burmese)
Military Forces Civilians To
GuideSoldiers(18June2020-ShanNews/Burmese)(19June2020-BNI/Burmese)(22June2020-ShanNews)
PolicesInterrogateSpouseofSithuKyawZan(5June2020-Narinjara/Burmese)(6June2020-BNI/Burmese)CivilianshotdeadbyPolice,OneCivilianEscaped(17June2020-7dayNews/Burmese)
Restaurant Owner Beaten by 10 PoliceOfTicersoutsideofUniform(17
June 2020 - Red News Agency/Burmese)
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June 2020
Formoreinformation:
AssistanceAssociationforPoliticalPrisoners(AAPP)TateNaing(Secretary)+95(0)9428023828
UBoKyi(Joint-Secretary) +95(0)9425308840
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