The Burmese miss and model Han Laycritical of the military junta that took power in his country and held at the main airport of Bangkok Since last Wednesday, he has obtained asylum in Canadasources close to the case confirmed today.
The researcher in Thailand of the NGO Human Rights Watch, Sunai Phasukconfirmed in a message sent to EFE what the burmese He has obtained asylum in the North American country, where he will set course tonight, he added on Twitter.
On the 21st, the Suvarnabhumi airport authorities they blocked the entrance of the model to the country where she lived in exile -after arriving on a flight from Vietnam- alleging “problems with her passport”, supposedly canceled by the Burmese junta.
The young woman, 23 years old and whose birth name is Thaw Nandar Aungwas sent to the immigration detention center at the capital’s airport, from where she contacted representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Miss criticism of the military junta
Han Laywho lived in Bangkok after the military uprising on February 1, 2021, sent an emotional message about the situation of the Burmese people and the violence unleashed by the military, when she represented Burma in the Miss Grand International beauty pageant, held in March 2021 in the Thai capital.
The coup d’état, which ended the elected government of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, has plunged Burma into a deep political, social and economic crisis.
Since the seizure of power, the Army has arrested several celebrities for their public support of dissidence, including the actor and model Paing Takhon, who spent several months in prison, while they have issued arrest warrants against film directors and famous faces from around the world. of the Show.
More than 2,300 people have died since the coup due to the brutal repression carried out by the security forces, who have shot to kill peaceful and unarmed protesters, according to data from the Burmese NGO Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners. (EFE)
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