Overview

• State-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported that security forces arrested 16 individuals between May 23–29 in four regions, among them the six-year-old daughter of alleged gunman Myo Ko Ko.
• Retired Brigadier General Cho Htun Aung, 68, was shot dead on May 22 in Yangon’s Mayangon township while walking with his grandchild, in one of the most high-profile targeted killings since the 2021 coup.
• The anti-junta Golden Valley Warriors claimed responsibility for the assassination, accusing Cho of supporting military operations and civilian abuses.
• National Unity Government spokesperson Nay Phone Latt denied any involvement or payments for assassinations, rejecting junta claims of NUG backing for the attack.
• Since the February 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military has detained over 29,000 people—including more than 6,000 women and 600 children—as part of its broader crackdown on dissent.