JURIST EXCLUSIVE – One of JURIST’s law student correspondents in Myanmar writes Monday: There will be an internet cut off from 1 am to 9 am. The internet is very slow too. I wonder if there’s anything we can do about it. It’s worrisome to find out everything only in the morning. With the help [...]

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Our law student correspondents in Myanmar continue to send reports of the latest developments on the ground, along with their perspectives and analysis of the legal issues presented by the February 1 military coup. These are excerpts from the first extensive report to JURIST received late last night after the Myanmar military’s [...]

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – These are excerpts from the last full filing from our law student correspondents in Myanmar reporting to JURIST before Myanmar went into Internet blackout on Sunday: So many things can happen tonight. At night around 9 am, they send the prisoners who are just released into civilian towns to set fire or [...]

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – JURIST’s law student correspondents in Myanmar informed us early Sunday that Myanmar’s internet services are being cut off again as of 1:30 PM EST  and will remain off until approximately 9:30 PM EST (9 AM Monday in Myanmar). Late Sunday in Myanmar, tanks and other military vehicles were seen in the streets [...]

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – JURIST law student correspondents in Myanmar Saturday reported multiple instances of miscreants invading neighborhoods at night after curfew in various Myanmar cities, damaging property, threatening citizens and even setting fires. They say that many of these individuals are prisoners released by the military government on Friday who are being sent in to [...]

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Our law student correspondents in Myanmar continue to send reports of the latest developments on the ground, along with their perspectives and analysis of the legal issues presented by the February 1 military coup. This perspective focuses on our correspondent’s reaction to the Friday Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council [...]

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Our law student correspondents in Myanmar continue to send reports of the latest developments on the ground, along with their perspectives and analysis of the legal issues presented by the February 1 military coup. This report examines the constitutionality of the military takeover under the 2008 Myanmar Constitution. It has been very [...]