The lawyer says the charges were related to Fenster's role at a different publication, according to Reuters.ĥ:00 p.m.
He requested me to tell others he is OK and fine," his lawyer Than Zaw Aung tells Reuters.įenster has been charged with incitement. Detained American journalist Daniel Fenster says he is fine, according to his lawyer, who spoke to Reuters after the Frontier Myanmar editor made a brief court appearance. "In many cases, our team on the ground said, the women were not directly targeted but rather they were victims caught in the crossfire of shootings and other violent attacks."ġ2:15 a.m. Country Team today said they are alarmed that the death toll for women has increased between May and June," Kaneko says. There is reportedly a rise in women being caught in the post-coup violence, Kaneko adds. "We remain deeply concerned at the continuation of violence and intimidation, including arbitrary arrests by the security forces," Eri Kaneko tells reporters at U.N. Reacting to the freeing of more than 2,000 detainees in Myanmar, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres repeats his call for "the immediate release of all of those who were arbitrarily detained," including Suu Kyi and Win Myint, a spokesperson says. Pyae Lyan Aung applied for refugee status in Japan on June 22, expressing fear for his life after making a three-finger salute - a sign of protest - during a recent World Cup qualifier near Tokyo. Japan has approved a six-month visa for a goalkeeper on Myanmar's national soccer team who refused to return home with his teammates last month, according to his lawyer. Telenor is one of the biggest foreign investors in Myanmar and the second-largest mobile provider in the country.Ĥ:50 p.m.
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In a brief statement, the company notes that it announced a full impairment of its Myanmar operations on May 4 "due to the worsening economic and business environment outlook and a deteriorating security and human rights situation." At the time, Telenor adds, it said it intended to maintain the operations depending on developments.īut with the country still in turmoil two months later, the "continued situation" has prompted further consideration, though Telenor stresses the "evaluations are still ongoing" and that it will not elaborate yet. Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor Group says it is "in the process of evaluating various options with regards to its presence" in Myanmar. Escalating Myanmar bombings cause civilian casualtiesĨ:15 p.m. Myanmar general's visit to Russia keeps arms flowing to junta Myanmar's cash shortage casts shadow despite rise in activity Myanmar faces COVID surge amid lack of medics and jabs Myanmar has been in chaos since her overthrow, with the junta struggling to consolidate power amid protests, strikes and armed resistance by militias allied with a shadow government in retaliation for the military's use of deadly force.- Myanmar military warns foreign media to not call it a 'junta' Suu Kyi is also charged with corruption and breaches of an official secrets act. Neither the junta nor state media have provided information on the proceedings and a gag order has been imposed on the defendants' lawyers. Suu Kyi's supporters say the cases against her are politically motivated. The court in the capital, Naypyitaw, could not immediately be reached and a spokesperson for the ruling military council did not answer telephone calls early on Tuesday.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not give a reason for the deferral.
On Tuesday, the court had been due to rule on charges of incitement and violations of COVID-19 protocols under a natural disasters law, among nearly a dozen cases against Suu Kyi, 76, who has rejected all the charges.
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