Prison
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NewsKo ChoJune 18, 2024
Myanmar junta performs mass prisoner transfer ahead of Suu Kyi’s birthday
Authorities moved more than 200 inmates out of Obo Prison in Mandalay and Kyaikmayaw Prison in Mon State to prevent demonstrations supporting the pro-democracy leader, a prisoners’ rights group said
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NewsAung ZayMay 29, 2024
Political prisoners in Myitkyina get an extra three and a half years behind bars for prison riot
The 13 prisoners have been held in solitary confinement since they were targeted in a crackdown on unrest more than a month ago
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MyanmarAung KhamMay 14, 2024
20 years added to Sagaing protest leader’s prison sentence
Wai Moe Naing, leader of the Monywa People’s Strike Committee, is now serving a total of 74 years behind bars
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NewsHan ThitApril 5, 2024
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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NewsKo ChoMarch 22, 2024
Inmates beaten, isolated for allegedly using mobile phones in Dawei Prison
The detainees, which included political prisoners, were placed in solitary confinement after they were accused of hiding mobile phones in the prison in Tanintharyi
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