Ko Pyae Lyan Aung had defied the military junta’s rule at home after its coup, and had gambled he could win the right to stay in Japan. By Hisako Ueno and Ben Dooley TOKYO — A professional soccer ...
After defying Myanmar’s military rulers at a soccer match, Ko Pyae Lyan Aung decided to seek asylum. But he was being watched. By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno OSAKA, Japan — The soccer player’s plane ...
Two prisoners died from lack of healthcare on 19 July in prisons run by Myanmar’s military regime: 26-year-old activist Ma Wut Yi Aung, tortured after her arrest, and Ko Pyae Sone Aung, a member of ...