Dr Pyae Phyo Naing (in face mask, lower right) is seen as he is detained by police at his clinic in the Irrawaddy delta region, Myanmar, in this still image taken from CCTV footage recorded February 11, 2021. Footage recorded February 11, 2021. Courtesy Phyo Lei Thu/Handout via REUTERS
(Reuters) - Since Myanmar's military seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, security forces have detained more than 1,000 people, hundreds at protests and many more in raids - often at night.
As well as Suu Kyi and her cabinet, the detainees include doctors and teachers, actors and singers, and other civilians who took part in daily protests, according to figures from The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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