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Family members of Myanmar university students sentenced to death plead with junta courts to call off executions
‘Our children’s lives are in the hands of the military council,’ the mother of one of the young men says
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As junta squeezes courts, Myanmar’s lawyers are forced to face their worst fears
Even as they face threats to their own safety and freedom, some lawyers remain committed to representing political prisoners
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Military detains three more lawyers representing junta opponents in Mandalay
Like other attorneys targeted before them, they were arrested after leaving their clients’ hearings in Obo Prison
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Mandalay protest leader still in interrogation centre three months after his arrest
Although rumours of his death have proven to be false, Thura Aung was said to be suffering from several serious injuries
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Married couple arrested at anti-junta protest hit with hefty sentences
The pair have been separated from their son and the husband was allegedly tortured after his arrest, his lawyer said
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