
Rights group says Myanmar military to execute activists
Voice of America
FILE - Protesters hold the flag of the National League for Democracy party of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a rally against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on May 9, 2021. The junta will execute five democracy activists on Sept. 24, 2024, a rights group says.
A prominent Southeast Asian rights group said Friday that Myanmar’s ruling State Administration Council reportedly intends to execute five democracy activists Tuesday following their May 2023 conviction and sentencing for alleged involvement in a deadly 2021 shooting on a train in Yangon.

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