The junta has responded with force — shooting protesters, arresting suspected dissidents, rounding up journalists and shutting down news outlets. There, he said, he was held “for four days” — during three of which he was denied food, and for two, water. “I kept practicing Vipassana meditation to be mindful,” said Maung, who is a Myanmar-born US citizen. Kamayut Media, which Maung founded, faced similar charges under a colonial-era law that criminalizes encouraging dissent against the military. “They put his legs on the ice block for hours, burnt his skin with a cigarette,” Maung said.

Source: The Guardian July 03, 2021 18:00 UTC