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Myanmar junta cracks down on celebrities supporting protests

Associated Press
Updated: April 6th, 2021, 09:36 IST
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Anti-coup protesters display signs and shout slogan as they protest against the military coup in Mandalay PTI Photo

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Yangon: Myanmar’s ruling junta stepped up its campaign against celebrities who are supporting nationwide protests against its seizure of power. The ruling junta published a name of such celebrities and warned them of fomenting public descent. The move follows weeks of escalating violence by security forces in breaking up street protests against the February 1 coup that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

At least 570 protesters and bystanders, including 47 children, have been killed since the takeover. This information was shared by the ‘Assistance Association for Political Prisoners’. It also said the true toll is likely higher. The coup reversed the Myanmar’s gradual return to democracy after five decades of military rule.

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The lists published Sunday and Monday in the ‘Global New Light of Myanmar’ newspaper include actors, musicians and social media influencers. They are charged with violating Section 505(A) of the Penal Code for ‘spreading news to affect state stability’. The penalty for the offense is up to three years’ imprisonment.

A chart filling most of a page lists 20 people, along with photos, hometowns and Facebook pages of each.

Several actors and directors were also charged in February, but the campaign against celebrity protest supporters was stepped up last week when army-controlled ‘Myawaddy TV’ broadcast a wanted list. There are now at least 60 people on such lists.

May Toe Khine describes herself in her Twitter profile as ‘Full Time Burmese Actress/Part Time Fashion Designer Student’. She tweeted after the TV announcement that her arrest warrant was ‘for simply doing my job as a civilian: using my platform to speak out the truth’. “Please always pay attention to news in Myanmar until we win,” she wrote.

What appears to be a leaked document from the Information Ministry advises broadcasters and production agencies of the accusations against people in the fields of literature, film, theatre arts, music and journalism. It warns them not to publish or broadcast any of their work or face prosecution themselves.

The April 4 document could not be authenticated by this agency. It was reported by ‘Khit Thit Media’ and widely circulated on social media.

Protests continued Monday around Myanmar, but generally on a smaller scale than recently and often in ways intended to avoid confrontations. Sunday, an ‘Easter Egg Strike’ was held with eggs painted in support of the protests displayed in public places and online.

In Dawei, a city in southeastern Myanmar that is a stronghold of the protest movement, a short march was accompanied by a motorcycle procession. In Yangon, the country’s biggest city, a memorial march for the dead was held by mourners clad in black. Separately, about 20 people gathered briefly on a city street and burned Chinese flags. Many protesters believe that Beijing backs the military regime with economic and political support, including the threat of a veto at the UN Security Council against international sanctions.

 

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