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Observers say the prison terms are designed to exclude representatives from the deposed government from elections.

Courts are preparing to hand down penalties in the corruption, incitement and other cases the junta has brought against scores of elected leaders since the coup.

In Military-Ruled Myanmar, Political Detainees Mark 100 Days Behind Bars More than 150 including elected leaders, lawmakers, government ministers, activists, writers and monks were arrested on Feb. 1. 3.3k By The Irrawaddy 11 May 2021 Before dawn on Feb. 1, Myanmar’s military detained State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint, and other officials of the government led by the National League for Democracy (NLD). Parliamentary speakers at both the Union and state and regions level were also detained during the takeover. Senior leaders and central executive committee member...

Myanmar Says Chinese ‘COVID-19’ Fence Breaches Border Agreement A barbed-wire fence laid by China on the border with Myanmar. / WeChat 4.7k By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint 23 December 2020 Yangon — China is erecting a barbed-wire fence along its border with Myanmar to prevent unregistered migrants from spreading COVID-19 but the Naypyitaw authorities claim it encroaches on the neutral buffer zone. China started erecting the fence in October along the border in Kachin and Shan states. “The fence is not along the entire border, largely just in populous areas,” said U Thein Min Tun, the bound...