Myanmar’s Military Clamps Down with Draconian Election Law Amidst Ongoing Conflict
As Myanmar’s military government gears up for a contested year-end vote, it enacts a brutal new electoral law threatening death penalties for dissenters — a move that underscores not only the junta’s grip on power but also the risks of instability spilling beyond its borders.
Myanmar’s ruling military junta has escalated its iron-fisted control by enacting an oppressive new electoral law imposing harsh penalties, including the death sentence, on anyone opposing or disrupting the elections slated for later this year. This is no mere administrative update — it is a clear signal from a regime desperate to legitimize its seizure of power through coercion rather than democratic consent.Since February 2021, when the military ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi under dubious fraud allegations disproven by independent observers, Myanmar has been engulfed in turmoil. Peaceful protests were met with lethal force, driving...
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