{"id":220488,"date":"2021-04-06T22:49:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T19:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/myanmar-junta-charges-celebrities-with-promoting-protests\/"},"modified":"2021-04-06T22:49:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T19:49:37","slug":"myanmar-junta-charges-celebrities-with-promoting-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/myanmar-junta-charges-celebrities-with-promoting-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"#Myanmar junta charges celebrities with promoting protests"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Myanmar junta charges celebrities with promoting protests<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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YANGON, Myanmar \u2014 Myanmar\u2019s ruling junta stepped up its campaign against celebrities who support nationwide protests against its seizure of power, publishing wanted lists in the state press and warning against using their work.<\/p>\n

The move follows weeks of escalating violence by security forces in breaking up street protests against the Feb. 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, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, which monitors casualties and arrests and says the true toll is likely higher. The coup reversed the country\u2019s gradual return to democracy after five decades of military rule.<\/p>\n

The lists published Sunday and Monday in the Global New Light of Myanmar news<\/a>paper include actors, musicians and social media<\/a> influencers charged with violating Section 505(A) of the Penal Code for \u201cspreading news to affect state stability.\u201d The penalty for the offense is up to three years\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n

A chart filling most of a page lists 20 people, along with photos, hometowns and Facebook pages of each.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

May Toe Khine, who describes herself in her Twitter profile as \u201cFull Time Burmese Actress \/ Part Time Fashion Designer Student,\u201d tweeted after the TV announcement that her arrest warrant was \u201cfor simply doing my job as a civilian: using my platform to speak out the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease always pay attention to news in Myanmar until we win,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

What app<\/a>ears 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, theater arts, music and journalism. It warns them not to publish or broadcast any of their work or face prosecution themselves.<\/p>\n

The April 4 document, which could not be authenticated by The Associated Press, was reported by Khit Thit Media and widely circulated on social media.<\/p>\n

Protests continued Monday around the country, but general<\/a>ly on a smaller scale than recently and often in ways intended to avoid confrontations. On Sunday, an \u201cEaster Egg Strike\u201d was held with eggs painted in support of the protests displayed in public places and online.<\/p>\n

In Dawei, a city in southeastern Myanmar that is a stronghold of the protest movement, a short march was accompanied by a motorcycle procession.<\/p>\n

In Yangon, the country\u2019s 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 U.N. Security Council against international sanctions.<\/p>\n

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Anti-coup protesters holding pictures of those who died during a protest against the military offer prayers for them, in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, April 5, 2021. <\/figcaption>
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