Political Detainees
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Political prisoners barred from testifying at Mandalay’s Obo Prison court
Deprivation of due process rights is the latest in a series of abuses endured by the detainees
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Veteran activist Mya Aye and other prominent junta critics released as part of mass amnesty
Several of those freed under an amnesty announced on Thursday had been arrested on the day of last year’s coup
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Political prisoner hospitalised after beating by criminal convicts
The victim was also severely beaten by prison authorities after taking part in a Silent Strike protest in Insein Prison late last year
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Women imprisoned by Myanmar junta denied treatment for chronic health issues
Female inmates in Dawei Prison in southeastern Myanmar are struggling with untreated health problems related to their kidneys, gallbladder, stomach and reproductive systems
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Letter from Insein further details abuse of political prisoners, denial of medical care
Inmates in the notorious prison are suffering from untreated injuries that ‘could very likely condemn them to death or disability,’ an activist says
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