Myanmar Situation Update 5 September 2023
People killed: 4,043
Including:
Children killed: 450
As of 5 September 2023. These numbers are verified by AAPP, although actual numbers are likely higher.
Total people arbitrarily arrested: 24,694
Total people currently in detention: 19,857
Total women arrested: 4930
Total children arrested: 662
Total people released: 4,837
As of 5 September 2023. These numbers are verified by AAPP, actual numbers are likely higher.
Political prisoners executed: 4
Political prisoners killed in detainment*: At least 1,347
As of 31 Aug 2023 AAPP
Political prisoners tortured to death in prison/interrogation: At least 99
As of 11 July 2022 AAPP
Total political prisoners sentenced to death: 145
Including: 102 on death row, 119 sentenced to death in absentia
As of 31 August 2023 AAPP
Displacement
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): Over 1.9 Million
(Over 1.6 million displaced since coup, 306,200 in protracted displacement from violence prior to the coup) As of 28 Aug 2023 UNHCR
Local Community Based Organizations estimate these numbers to be much higher.
Refugees: Over 1.2 Million UNHCR
Over 1.1 Million (An estimated 300,000 since 1 February 2021, 1,286,718 prior to coup) are in neighboring countries, India, Bangladesh, Thailand.
As of 31 Jul 2023 UNHCR
Civilian properties (homes, churches, monasteries, and schools) destroyed since February 2021: Over 75,000
Up to 10 Aug 2023 The Irrawaddy
In need of humanitarian assistance: 18 million (1 in 3 people) OCHA
*Deaths in junta detainment refer to individuals who died in custody of the junta after being arrested, captured, or otherwise forcibly taken.
