Editing Martial law (section)

=== Myanmar ===
On 1 February 2021, democratically elected members of Myanmar, known as the [[National League for Democracy]], were overthrown by Myanmar's military, called the [[Tatmadaw]].<ref name="Campbell2023">{{Cite journal |last=Campbell |first=Stephen |date=2023 |title=Interrogating Myanmar's 'Transition' from a Post-coup Vantage Point |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27201632 |journal=Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=1–27 |doi=10.1355/sj38-1a |jstor=27201632 |issn=0217-9520}}</ref> This military placed their power in a [[State Administration Council|military junta]].<ref name="hrw20230227">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-27 |title=Myanmar Junta Extends Martial Law |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/27/myanmar-junta-extends-martial-law |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref> Five days following the coup, factory workers around Yangon (a region in Myanmar) held protests against the coup regime.<ref name="Campbell2023" /> On 14 March, security forces killed upwards of sixty-five protestors in the town of Hlaingtharyar.<ref name="hrw20230227" /> As a result, the military junta declared martial law over the region of Yangon, including over the majority of industrial zones.<ref name="hrw20230227" /> As of 22 February 2023, Myanmar's military junta has declared martial law over a total of 50 townships in the regions of Chin, Kachin, Karen, Karenni, Mon States, Yangon and Mandalay.<ref name="hrw20230227" /> News reports indicate that since the military coup in February 2021, and the subsequent declaration of martial law in Myanmar regions, military tribunals have sentenced more than 100 people to death.<ref name="hrw20230227" /> Reports further indicate that a total of three townships in Myanmar's northwest reside under the "executive and judicial jurisdiction of regional military commander Maj. Gen. Than Htike," who has since been sanctioned by the European Union for alleged human rights violations since Myanmar's declaration of martial law.<ref name="hrw20230227" />