Prison
- News
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
- News
Nine PDF members make dramatic escape from Taungoo Prison
Three of the escapees, including one woman, were facing the death penalty for their resistance activities, police said in an internal report
- In-Depth
A Myanmar artist finds freedom behind bars—by portraying prisoners’ oppression
Sketching fellow inmates enabled political prisoner Ko Phoe to escape the grim reality of his situation and discover a new purpose in life
- News
Despite calls for reform, prisoners continue hard labour in shackles
Months after a report on abuses and corruption in prison labour camps prompted calls for reforms and investigations, little has changed.
- Investigation
Special report: Abuses, exploitation rife in Myanmar’s forgotten prison labour camps
Some 20,000 convicts toil in prison camps across the country, where they face abuse, exploitation and forced labour, a Myanmar Now investigation finds.
