An actress who posted a black social media profile picture to show her disapproval of the Myanmar junta’s attack Pazigyi Village was sentenced to three years imprisonment on 10 June.

The actress, May Panache, was detained on 11 April at her home in North Dagon Township.

She was sentenced to three years imprisonment under Section 505 (a) of the Penal Code for posting a black profile picture and comments about the Pazigyi Village massacre.

"Due to the actress changing her profile picture to black, a military tribunal sentenced her to three years in prison. She was unjustly arrested by military council soldiers”, said a lawyer.

Similar cases have also been bought against singer Shwe Yi Thein Tan and the former editor-in-chief of The Voice Journal Kyaw Min Swe for posting black profile pictures.

They were questioned at the Aung Thabyay Interrogation Center in Mayangone Township, Yangon, according to legal sources.

Both were also sentenced to three years in prison, according to posts on junta Telegram Channels on the morning of 11 June, but Mizzima has not yet been able to independently confirm this.

A person close to Kyaw Min Swe said: “I haven’t yet heard about Kyaw Min Swe’s sentence”.

Around 170 civilians were killed in the 11 April airstrike on Pazigyi Village in Sagaing Region’s Kantbalu Township.