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Political prisoners removed from cells at Daik-U
After taking away 15 political inmates, authorities locked the remaining Daik-U detainees in their cells in a repeat of recent actions at another prison in Myingyan
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As junta squeezes courts, Myanmar’s lawyers are forced to face their worst fears
Even as they face threats to their own safety and freedom, some lawyers remain committed to representing political prisoners
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Families of death row inmates fear the worst amid rumours of more executions to come
The regime’s decision to put four dissidents to death has also killed all possibility of political compromise, say observers
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Insein’s death row prisoners separated from other inmates
The move is seen as sign that the junta may be planning to carry out more executions in the near future
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Junta arbitrarily transferring political prisoners between detention centres, relatives say
Family members are reportedly not informed that their loved ones have been moved until after they have been relocated—often from urban prisons to more remote sites
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