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Young political prisoner dies of heart attack in Myanmar prison
The man experienced health problems after being tortured but…

Monywa Prison authorities agree to hunger strike participants’ demands
While prison administrators promised adequate medical treatment…

Dozens of political prisoners join hunger strike in Monywa
The striking inmates’ demands included the return of confiscated…

Myanmar’s political detainees face unprecedented restrictions after military officer takes over prison department
Violations of basic rights in prisons nationwide are on the…

Beaten in prison for marking Martyrs’ Day, two Burmese inmates die
Other inmates, including female prisoners, who participated…

Urgent Statement: More Extrajudicial Killings from Daik-U Prison
Date: July 19, 2023
On June 27, 2023, 37 political prisoners…

The flow of injustice outlined in this report shines a light on the harsh reality political prisoners and their families must endure in Burma
It describes experiences of suffering and trauma that extend…

Urgent Statement: Extrajudicial Murders of Political Prisoners
July 10, 2023
On June 27, under the pretense of transferring…

Myanmar’s junta pardons more than 7,000 prisoners
The Independence Day amnesty includes a former National League…

Imprisoned NLD religious affairs minister among thousands freed in amnesty
Thura Aung Ko is released from Yangon’s Insein Prison some…