As prison authorities removed a total of 12 prisoners from their cells for interrogation, their fellow inmates protested with a hunger strike that has been ongoing since Monday
Three of the escapees, including one woman, were facing the death penalty for their resistance activities, police said in an internal report
The latest confirmed casualty figures from last month’s deadly attack on the village include 18 infants and 42 people over the age of 65
The NUG is under fire after four fighters from rural Chaung-U Township in Sagaing are alleged to have raped and killed suspected junta informants, including underage girls, eight months ago
At least 11 others remain in custody more than a week after soldiers stormed the community health centre in the village of Ma Gyi Kan in northern Myaing Township