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Anya PDF (Upper Region) holds a memorial service for those who have been hanged.

Anya PDF (Upper Region) holds a memorial service for those who have been hanged.


A ceremony to honor those who died during the Spring Revolution, Ko Jimmy, the 88-generation student leader who was hanged by the military council, Former NLD Member of Parliament U Phyo Zayar Thaw, including Ko Aung Thura Zaw and Ko Hla Myo Aung, was held yesterday, July 23, at a place in Anya region.



The event was led by 96 Soldiers PDF, a PDF group active against military rule in the Anya region.



They lit candles and prayed for those who gave their lives in the democracy movement and recited the poem "The Two Parts of a String" in chorus.

On July 23, 2022, four people, 88 generation student leader Ko Jimmy, including former NLD Member of Parliament U Phyo Zayar Thaw, were hanged by the military council in Yangon's Insein Prison.



It has been a year since they were hanged, but they have not yet received justice, APHR announced.

ARHR also urges the international community to take action and punish the Myanmar military's heinous crimes in international courts such as ICC and ICJ.

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