Death Sentence
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Myanmar regime sentences five to death for alleged role in 2021 train attack
This was the first instance of a civilian court, rather than a military tribunal, handing convicted prisoners death sentences since the 2021 coup
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Seven students sentenced to death for murder of retired officer
At least 132 people are currently facing death for their alleged involvement in attacks on regime targets
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Myanmar’s junta stages rally in support of executions
The carefully orchestrated event comes amid growing outrage over the executions, which were the country’s first in decades
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Families of death row inmates fear the worst amid rumours of more executions to come
The regime’s decision to put four dissidents to death has also killed all possibility of political compromise, say observers
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Key ally of Myanmar junta leader oversaw executions: source
The regime left nothing to chance as it carried out the death penalty for the first time in decades on Saturday