One of Myanmar’s biggest hip-hop artists has been detained for criticising the military government on Facebook. Byu Har criticised the junta’s handling of nationwide power outages that have hit Myanmar in the past months. His detention is just the latest in the regime’s crackdown on critics.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Iran’s president heads to Syria for first trip since war

Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi is set to travel to Damascus Wednesday in the…

Israel launches new raid into Syria’s Quneitra in fresh violation of sovereignty

The Israeli army has launched a new incursion into Syria’s Quneitra province,…

Ex-Maoist rebel leader becomes Nepal’s PM

A former Maoist leader was appointed as Nepal’s prime minister for a…