Junta Continues to Arrest Social Workers and Humanitarians in Thanbyuzayat
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The military junta council has been continuously arresting individuals involved in social and humanitarian work in Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State, according to local sources. On September 18 and 20, the military junta council detained eight members, including the chairman of the Independent Social Welfare Association. Later, on September 22, two more individuals engaged in humanitarian work from Aung Thayar Ward in Thanbyuzayat were also arrested.

“The previous eight were arrested for collecting donations for flood relief. The two others were detained because they refused to collect the bodies of deceased junta soldiers after a clash near the Three Pagodas Pass. Last night, I heard that an abbot was also arrested, but I don’t know the exact details,” she explained.