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Myanmar arrest warrant issued for Mandalay lawyer who condemned military coup as illegal

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JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students filing for JURIST in Myanmar reported Saturday that an arrest warrant has now been issued for U Tun Kyi, the outspoken Mandalay lawyer who publicly denounced the military coup as illegal in videos posted to the internet in early February, shortly after the army deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Myanmar: concern grows for lawyers and law students arbitrarily detained after military coup

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JURIST EXCLUSIVE – International concern grew Friday for Myanmar lawyers and law students arbitrarily detained in the wake of the February 1 military coup that deposed the civilian government and prompted mass pro-democracy street demonstrations that continue despite the killing of over 50 protestors by security forces in the last two weeks.

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Myanmar dispatches: ‘lawyers are starting to think that there is no point searching for justice when it does not exist anymore’

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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. The professional life of lawyers in Myanmar was not easy even before the coup, Now, it’s worse. Whatever they say becomes law.”.

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

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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.

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Myanmar pro-democracy protests against military coup draw hundreds of thousands into streets

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Law students reporting for JURIST in Myanmar say that they were taken to the notorious Yamathin Prison nearby but are now slated to be released after discussions with lawyers. Lawyers in Mandalay have said they will defend those charged at no cost. Lawyers in Mandalay have said they will defend those charged at no cost.

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Myanmar dispatches: ‘in the courtroom there’s a guy with a rifle pointing his gun at me’

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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. There was a court hearing schedule and I carried a case file and a black lawyer coat. ” He was still not lowering his gun.

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Myanmar law students resist military coup online and in the streets

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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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