Tuesday, February 16, 2021

400 arrested already in Burma

al Ghosh Retweeted

More than 400 people have been detained in #Myanmar since the military seized power in a coup on Feb. 1. graphic based on confirmed detentions so far - the true number may be higher - gives a sense of who has been taken. #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar

 

The late Leo Nichols--I met him and his wife once at a dinner party for "Timber friends." I left Burma in 1980s and heard of his death while working at RFA.

AI Overview The Danish (and Norwegian, Finnish, Swiss) honorary consul in Burma (Myanmar) during the 1990s who was arrested and died in pri...