Obo Prison
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Surviving more than 600 days as an inmate of Obo Prison
One of the first protesters to be detained after the February 2021 coup recalls his time inside one of the most dreaded detention centres in Myanmar
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Political prisoners die after being denied emergency medical interventions in Mandalay
Detainees in both Obo and Meiktila prisons have died after junta prison staff reject their requests for urgent medical support, insiders say
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Political prisoner handed three-year sentence for hunger strike
Naung Htet Aung and other inmates who took part in the protest at Mandalay’s Obo Prison were also severely beaten, sources said
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Obo Prison authorities crack down on July 7 protests
The incident comes about a month after two protesting political prisoners were reportedly beaten to death inside the prison
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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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