Two Years On, Myanmar’s Junta Refuses to Loosen Its Grip
New law aims to crush political opponents amid worsening repression
By: Michael Hart
February 1st marked two years since Myanmar’s military overthrew the elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government and placed its de-facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, under house arrest. She has since been sentenced to 33 years in jail, having been convicted in secret military trials on a raft of spurious charges. The guilty verdi…
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