UN: "At Least 54 Dead in Myanmar Coup... Actual Death Toll Likely Higher"

In Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, on the 3rd (local time), as citizens held protests against the military coup, police fired tear gas. Photo by EPA, Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Su-yeon Woo] The United Nations announced on the 4th that at least 54 people have died and more than 1,700 have been detained due to the coup that occurred in Myanmar on the 1st of last month.

According to AFP and Reuters, Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, stated that at least 54 people have died from gunfire by Myanmar's military and police, and the actual death toll may be higher.

Commissioner Bachelet mentioned that among the 1,700 detained, 29 journalists were recently arrested by the military and police. She warned the Myanmar military to stop the brutal repression and killings, emphasizing the need to prevent the escalating bloodshed.

The Myanmar military staged a coup in February this year, claiming that the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won the November general election last year through fraud.

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