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News
One political prisoner killed and dozens injured following attacks in two Myanmar prisons
The latest incidents come as critics say the International Committee of the Red Cross is not doing enough to protect the country’s political prisoners
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Myanmar junta forces beat prisoners over protest at detention centre in Ayeyarwady Region
Six months was also added to the sentences of those accused of playing a leading role in the unrest
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Myanmar
Junta denying basic rights to detainees in Monywa
Hundreds of men and women have been held at length without charges at a Sagaing Region police station, prevented even from seeing their families or receiving mail
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In-Depth
The daily life of a hired junta informant in Yangon
A Yangon ex-con told Myanmar Now about how the regime pays him to snoop for unregistered household guests, work night shifts at military checkpoints, and inform on neighbours suspected of anti-regime activism
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Myanmar
Two political prisoners die after being denied medical care in Mon State
An official monitoring conditions in Kyaikmayaw Prison says healthcare is ‘getting much worse’ after a 46-year-old and 31-year-old die at the site within a week
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