Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup

Updated 14 August 2023

Since the February 1, 2021 coup and the emergence of the Spring Revolution, a total of (3,927) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians have been killed through military crackdowns against the pro-democracy movement.

Since the coup, a total of (24,257) people were arrested and among them, (19,751) are currently under detention, (7,036) of whom are serving sentences.

AAPP verified that (10) detainees in total have been commuted from death penalty to life imprisonment on August 1, 2023.

There are a total of (105) post-coup death row prisoners as of August 14, 2023. (119) people have been sentenced in absentia, of whom (43) have been sentenced to death. This makes a total of (148) people who have been sentenced to death. (4,506) people have already been released.

These are the numbers verified by AAPP. The actual numbers are likely much higher. We will continue to update accordingly.

According to monitoring by the Documentation and Research Department of AAPP, in recent weeks, junta forces have been increasingly targeting civilian areas and religious buildings across the country by carrying out aerial attacks against them. These attacks have resulted in extensive damages and injuries. On August 12, junta forces aerially bombarded Ramthlo Village in Falam Township, Chin State, even in the absence of any clashes in the area. This resulted in the destruction of a Baptist church and some houses, while also injuring seven local civilians.

Additionally, due to the junta’s incessant shelling and gunfire, heavy damages were recorded in civilian areas. On August 11, junta forces fired artillery shells at Setkant Village in Kale Town, Sagaing Region, destroying a Christian church and some houses.

According to the data collected by AAPP, from January to August 14, 2023, (246) women were killed across the country by the junta, with Sagaing Region recording the highest number of deaths, totalling (135) within the region. Among the (246) women, (93) women were killed by airstrikes and (74) women were killed due to artillery attacks.

AAPP will continue to inform on verified daily arrests, charges, sentences, and fatalities in relation to the attempted coup, and update the lists with details of these alleged offenses. If you receive any information about detentions of, or charges against: CSO leaders, activists, journalists, CDM workers, other civilians and fallen heroes in relation to the military and police crackdown on dissent, please submit to the following addresses: doc_data_team@aappb.org

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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