Myanmar Protesters Face Martial Law: Daily Brief

Justice needed for dead Guinean opposition politicians; Turkish parliamentarian risks jail term; UN Human Rights Commission should intervene in Egypt crisis; gunmen kill dozens in Niger; Sri Lanka religious and minority rights under threat; and the humanitarian crisis in North Korea.

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Myanmar’s military has imposed military law in 11 townships across Yangon and Mandalay. Peaceful anti-coup protestors and journalists will be now tried under martial law, denying many a fair trial.

 

Guinean authorities should investigate the death of 4 opposition leaders who died in unclear circumstances while in detention.

 

Turkish member of parliament, Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu, risks being stripped of his parliamentary seat and imprisonment for using social media to highlight human rights issues.

Instead of protecting North Sinai residents, the Egyptian military continues to demolish homes and forcefully evict them.

 

Gunmen opened fire and reportedly killed at least 58 people in Niger near the border with Mali

A new regulation in Sri Lanka allows two years of detention without trial for causing “religious, racial, or communal disharmony”, making it easier for the government to target religious and racial minorities.

 And finally, a humanitarian and food crisis is looming in North Korea after the government restricted the importation of food, medicine, and other basic needs.