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6,000 Myanmar civilians killed in 20 months post coup: report

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Demonstrators wearing black hold black balloons and pictures of the victims who were shot dead by armed troops during a protest against military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 05 April 2021. EPA-EFE/STRINGER" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/06/13/20230613-myanmar.jpg"/><figcaption>Demonstrators wearing black hold black balloons and pictures of the victims who were shot dead by armed troops during a protest against military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 05 April 2021. <em>EPA-EFE/STRINGER</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>OSLO - More than 6,000 civilians were killed in Myanmar in the first 20 months after the February 2021 military coup, a report published Tuesday by the Peace Research Institute of Oslo said.</p><p>&quot;Our data shows that the human toll of the conflict is higher than previously reported, and while the junta is clearly the main killer, anti-junta forces also have large amounts of blood on their hands,&quot; Stein Tonnesson, one of the two co-authors of the report, said in a statement.</p><p>The report said 6,337 civilians were killed &quot;for political reasons&quot; between February 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022, and 2,614 were injured.</p><p>That toll is much higher than others that have circulated, including those from international organizations.</p><p>According to the report, almost half of the deaths, 3,003, were attributed to the regime -- the army, police and militias -- while 2,152 were attributed to armed opposition groups.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/08/23/convoy-carrying-asean-diplomats-attacked-in-myanmar">Convoy carrying ASEAN diplomats &#x27;attacked&#x27; in Myanmar</a></li></ul><p>Twelve were attributed to other civilians not affiliated with either the regime or opponents and 1,170 to undetermined actors.</p><p>&quot;This is a larger number than is normally cited in the media, and yet it is only an estimate, based on reported killings gathered from reliable media reports,&quot; the report said.</p><p>&quot;The actual total is surely higher since many killings have likely gone unreported&quot;.</p><p>Alleging massive fraud, the Myanmar military annulled the legislative elections won by Aung San Suu Kyi&#x27;s party and overthrew her government.</p><p>Since then, the junta has carried out large-scale repression of any opposition, arresting more than 23,000 people according to a local watchdog.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/19/23/un-says-russia-china-sent-deadly-aid-to-myanmars-military">UN says Russia, China sent deadly aid to Myanmar&#x27;s military</a></li></ul><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0fbeNh5bzmM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

That toll is much higher than others that have circulated, including those from international organizations.