Burma Junta Strips Shadow Government Members, Activists of Citizenship

A protester holds a sign in support of the National Unity Government (NUG) as others make the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Burma, in Sanchaung township on April 27, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

The Burmese junta has revoked the citizenship of 11 opposition members and activists who have reportedly fled the country, the military regime’s information ministry has announced.

The citizenship termination targeted three Burmese activists and eight members of the National Unity Government (NUG), a parallel government formed in April 2021 by ousted lawmakers and anti-coup activists.