Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader who was arrested when the country’s military seized power in February, has been sentenced to two years in prison for charges of incitement and non-compliance with COVID-19 restrictions during the 2020 election campaign. Originally set for four years but quickly halved, the sentence marks the first verdict on almost a dozen charges. “This proceeding should not be confused with an actual trial—it is theater of the absurd and a gross violation of human rights,” said Tom Andrews, United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar.
Vietnamese Nun Opens Second Temple in Japan To Help Immigrants Affected by Covid-19
Last month, Vietnamese nun Thich Tam Tri opened a new temple called Tochigi Daion-ji in Nasushiobara, a city in Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture. Like the temple she previously opened in the city of Honjo in 2018, Tochigi Daion-ji will house and support Vietnamese nationals who came to work in Japan, but who have faced hard times, especially since the pandemic. Because of Japan’s strict COVID-19-induced travel rules, many workers who wish to return home are stuck in the country, and struggling to find work. As of 2019, Vietnamese immigrants represent the largest group of foreigners living in Japan. Read more about Thich Tam Tri and her work here.
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