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Myanmar carries out its first executions in decades, including democracy activists²

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Myanmar's military government has executed four people it accused of carrying out acts of terror. They're the first official executions in the Southeast Asia nation in decades.

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Myanmar's military government has executed four people it accused of carrying out acts of terror. They're the first official executions in the Southeast Asian nation in decades and come as the military is embroiled⁴ in a nationwide conflict with those who oppose its 2021 coup⁵. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from neighboring Thailand.

MICHAEL SULLIVAN, BYLINE⁶: The four executed include Phyo Zayar Thaw⁷, a former lawmaker from deposed⁸ leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy and prominent Democracy activist¹ Kyaw Min Yu - better known as Ko Jimmy - a veteran of the 1988 uprising against the military. State-run media said they were executed for committing, quote, "terrorist acts" against the military government that seized power early last year. Phil Robertson is deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch.

PHIL ROBERTSON: What this shows is the Myanmar military junta⁹ has decided¹⁰ that they're not worried about international opinion. And it shows that they're trying to intimidate¹¹ the Burmese people and doing this by executing political prisoners.

SULLIVAN: He says the families of the men had not been informed before the executions were carried out.

ROBERTSON: We have been told Ko Jimmy's wife that they went to the prison, and the warden¹² said, well, what you read about it in the newspapers is what you're going to hear. And that's it. It is, in fact, true that there was no advance notice given to the families, that these executions took place without them ever being able to say goodbye to their loved ones.

SULLIVAN: Human rights groups say more than 2,000 people have been killed by the military during the nationwide unrest since the coup. The U.N. estimates more than 700,000 have been forced to flee their homes. Robertson says he worries that the international community's initial outrage¹³ over the February 2021 coup has become muted, the world distracted by bigger conflicts such as the one in Ukraine. He hopes these executions serve as a wake-up call to Myanmar's neighbors, and the rest of the world, to hold Myanmar's military to account.

Michael Sullivan, NPR News, Chiang Rai, Thailand.

1 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

2 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 embroiled   

adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的

参考例句：

• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

6 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

7 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

8 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 junta   

n.团体；政务审议会

参考例句：

• The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.军政府感到自身权力受威胁而进行了激烈反击。
• A military junta took control of the country.一个军政权控制了国家。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

11 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

12 warden   

n.监察员，监狱长，看守人，监护人

参考例句：

• He is the warden of an old people's home.他是一家养老院的管理员。
• The warden of the prison signed the release.监狱长签发释放令。

13 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。