Rakhine civilians arrested by Myanmar forces charged for alleged ties to Arakan Army
Family members say the men have no connections to the rebel army in western Myanmar.
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Family members say the men have no connections to the rebel army in western Myanmar.
The military junta sealed off the house and plastics factory owned by a deceased National League for Democracy (NLD) member of parliament (MP), Htet Win Hlaing.
Nearly a year after his son was last seen being hauled away by Myanmar junta troops, 66-year-old Win Hlaing says he just wants to know whether he is alive. One night last April, a neighbour phoned to tell him his son, Wai Soe Hlaing, a young father who ran a phone shop in Yangon, had been detained in connection with...
Military does not notify relatives when a person is arrested, and prison officials often do not do so when they arrive in jail, so families laboriously search for their relatives by calling and visiting police stations and prisons or relying on accounts from local media or human rights groups
One night last April, a neighbour phoned to tell him his son, Wai Soe Hlaing, a young father who ran a phone shop in Yangon, had been detained in connection with protests against the February 1 military coup.