Former British ambassador to Myanmar reportedly detained
A former British ambassador to Myanmar who now heads a business ethics advisory group has been arrested in Myanmar on charges of violating immigration laws
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A former British ambassador to Myanmar who now heads a business ethics advisory group has been arrested in Myanmar on charges of violating immigration laws
Vicky Bowman and Htein Lin are reportedly under investigation for immigration law violations
The Irrawaddy revisits a 2014 review of an art project by Ko Htein Lin honoring political prisoners’ sacrifices. The artist was arrested by the Myanmar junta this week.
In Myanmar, even though open protests are not common any more as they were after the February 2021 military coup, the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) is still in action. A lot of state employees are no longer actively working in their positions. A small number of student activists and workers still protest, though in guerrilla style to avoid being arrested. On 24 August 2022, the military regime detained Vicky Bowman, a former British ambassador to Myanmar, and her husband Htein Lin, a Burmese artist and former political prisoner, on immigration-related allegations.
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