Magway Prison

Battle outside Magway prison leads to shooting death of two political prisoners

Two political prisoners were killed in Magway Prison last week after a firefight between resistance fighters and police opposite the prison provoked unrest inside, according to a prisoners’ rights advocacy group.   The clash outside the prison erupted on Sunday, April 13-–the first day of the Thingyan New Year  festival—when the Daung Sit Aung resistance group attacked the junta’s Police Battalion 25 station on the Magway-Yenangyaung road about 12 miles north of the city of Magway in the region of the same name. During the fight, shooting inside the prison resulted in the deaths of the two political prisoners as well as injuries to five other inmates, according to a statement issued by the Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM) on Friday.   Tensions reportedly arose between prison staff and inmates as the exchange of fire went on, culminating when guards fired from the. . . Subscribe for full access Hear crucial voices from Myanmar during this time of crisis and get access to our independent coverage. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in

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