Myanmar court sentences activists to 37 years over election protest
Myanmar courts have sentenced nine pro-democracy activists to lengthy prison terms, with eight receiving 37-year sentences and one receiving 27 years, for organizing protests against the military-backed December 2025 election. The activists had urged the public to boycott the vote, abolish mandatory military conscription, and release political prisoners. Rights groups condemned the verdicts as politically motivated, arguing they reflect the junta’s continued crackdown on dissent and opposition ahead of its planned electoral process.