Myanmar's military disappearing young men to crush uprising

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Myanmar's military disappearing young men to crush uprising

This image from an April 18, 2021 news report by Myawaddy TV shows people who security forces said they detained in a weapons raid a day earlier in the Yankin township of Yangon, Myanmar. At least?3,500 people have been detained since the military seized power in the country in February 2021, more than three-quarters of whom are male, according to an analysis of data collected by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, which monitors deaths and arrests. Of?the 419 men whose ages were recorded in the group’s database, nearly two-thirds are under age 30, and 78 are teenagers. (Myawaddy TV via AP)
This March 21, 2021 photo obtained by The Associated Press shows blood stains left behind following a raid by Myanmar's security forces on an autobody shop in Yangon, Myanmar. The security forces shot a 15-year-old boy in the hand during the raid and hauled him away along with three other young men from the shop. The teenager's family says they were told he has been sentenced to three years in prison, one of thousands who have been arrested in a sweeping campaign by Myanmar's military to break the back of an uprising. (AP Photo)
This March 21, 2021 photo obtained by The Associated Press shows blood stains left behind following a raid by Myanmar's security forces on an autobody shop in Yangon, Myanmar. The security forces shot a 15-year-old boy in the hand during the raid and hauled him away along with three other young men from the shop. The teenager's family says they were told he has been sentenced to three years in prison, one of thousands who have been arrested in a sweeping campaign by Myanmar's military to break the back of an uprising. (AP Photo)
FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 file photo, military trucks with soldiers inside are parked behind police standing guard behind a road barricade in Mandalay, Myanmar. Ever since the military seized control of the country in February,?the conflict in Myanmar has become increasingly bloody. Security forces have killed more than 700 people, including a boy as young as 9. (AP Photo)

Myanmar's military disappearing young men to crush uprising

This image from an April 18, 2021 news report by Myawaddy TV shows people who security forces said they detained in a weapons raid a day earlier in the Yankin township of Yangon, Myanmar. At least?3,500 people have been detained since the military seized power in the country in February 2021, more than three-quarters of whom are male, according to an analysis of data collected by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, which monitors deaths and arrests. Of?the 419 men whose ages were recorded in the group’s database, nearly two-thirds are under age 30, and 78 are teenagers. (Myawaddy TV via AP)
This March 21, 2021 photo obtained by The Associated Press shows blood stains left behind following a raid by Myanmar's security forces on an autobody shop in Yangon, Myanmar. The security forces shot a 15-year-old boy in the hand during the raid and hauled him away along with three other young men from the shop. The teenager's family says they were told he has been sentenced to three years in prison, one of thousands who have been arrested in a sweeping campaign by Myanmar's military to break the back of an uprising. (AP Photo)
This March 21, 2021 photo obtained by The Associated Press shows blood stains left behind following a raid by Myanmar's security forces on an autobody shop in Yangon, Myanmar. The security forces shot a 15-year-old boy in the hand during the raid and hauled him away along with three other young men from the shop. The teenager's family says they were told he has been sentenced to three years in prison, one of thousands who have been arrested in a sweeping campaign by Myanmar's military to break the back of an uprising. (AP Photo)
FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 file photo, military trucks with soldiers inside are parked behind police standing guard behind a road barricade in Mandalay, Myanmar. Ever since the military seized control of the country in February,?the conflict in Myanmar has become increasingly bloody. Security forces have killed more than 700 people, including a boy as young as 9. (AP Photo)
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