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Myanmar dispatch: military junta’s activation of new conscription law spreads fear among draft-age young women

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Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The 10th of February 2024 was a particularly dark day for the citizens of Myanmar.

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Myanmar authorities file new charge again Aung San Suu Kyi as military coup leaders tighten internet restrictions

JURIST

Deposed Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged by Myanmar police with failing to abide by COVID-19 restrictions under the country’s Natural Disaster Management Law, according to her lawyer Khin Maung Zaw on Tuesday. The country’s civilian Union Election Commission has vigorously denied the fraud allegations.

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Myanmar law students resist military coup online and in the streets

JURIST

Young law students in Myanmar are defending democracy online and in public demonstrations as they resist the February 1 military takeover that deposed civilian Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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