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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: updates and analysis from our law student correspondents in Myanmar

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JURIST EXCLUSIVE – After a fifth day of overnight internet blackout imposed from 1AM – 9 AM MMT by the Myanmar military government, our law student correspondents in Myanmar reported Friday that protests against the junta continued across the country.

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Myanmar dispatches: updates and analysis from our law student correspondents in Myanmar

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JURIST EXCLUSIVE – JURIST’s law student correspondents in Myanmar informed us early Sunday that Myanmar’s internet services are being cut off again as of 1:30 PM EST and will remain off until approximately 9:30 PM EST (9 AM Monday in Myanmar).

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Myanmar protests against military coup resume in defiance of stiffened penal laws after internet blackout lifted

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JURIST’s law student correspondents on the ground reported marches and mass protests in Yangon, the financial hub, and Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city. One of our law student correspondents writes: Actually, we are so scared.

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Myanmar dispatches: updates and analysis from our law student correspondents in Myanmar

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JURIST EXCLUSIVE – One of our law student correspondents in Myanmar offers further thoughts on economic realities under the military junta, and offers her perspective on developments Wednesday: There is a website that any CDM [Civil Disobedience Movement] staffs can access for any support they need. They’re abusing the law.

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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 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. As as a law student, I want to study the law freely… As a law student I want to do everything that I can do for my country.

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