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Knowledge graphs of political persecution in Southeast Asia. Structured records of who the region's systems detain, charge, and disappear, beginning with Myanmar.

What a Knowledge Graph Found in 31,824 Myanmar Detention Records: A Civilian Legal System Being Replaced by a Military One

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What a Knowledge Graph Found in 31,824 Myanmar Detention Records: A Civilian Legal System Being Replaced by a Military One

Eric BrattinReport · Aug 2026 · 31,824 detentions (AAPP) A report from the record · Myanmar political detentions Two systems. One is replacing the other. On February 1, 2021, the Tatmadaw seized power and began arresting elected officials, journalists, and civil society leaders under Penal Code Section 505A, a colonial-era provision