2 Myanmar pro-democracy activists, 2 others executed: junta

Four people, including two pro-democracy activists, have been executed in Myanmar, the military government said Monday, drawing swift international condemnation, including from Japan, as the junta continues to rule the Southeast Asian country following a February 2021 coup.There had been no executions of political prisoners in Myanmar since the 1970s, and the most recent instance of capital punishment was carried out in 1990, according to local media.The four included two political prisoners -- Phyo Zeyar Thaw, 41, a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, and Kyaw Min Yu, 53, a prom…READ FULL ARTICLE