Myanmar (Burma)

July 22, 2021

Myanmar : les tribunaux de la junte ont prononcé 65 condamnations à mort

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July 21, 2021

Myanmar: don’t let the junta normalize cruelty

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On June 26, CNN reported the story of American-Burmese journalist Nathan Maung, who was released by the Myanmar military after three months of detention, during which time he experienced severe torture. On June 22, Human Rights Watch published the account of a 17-year-old boy, who endured repeated beatings…

Source — The Diplomat

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July 13, 2021

Myanmar: junta suspends trials inside Insein prison due to COVID-19

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Since March, the junta has set up temporary courts inside prisons in Yangon and elsewhere in the country to hear the cases of political prisoners, most of whom are charged with incitement under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code. “The trials were suspended as of Tuesday. There are around 13,000 people…

Source — The Irrawaddy

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June 17, 2021

Myanmar: student activists, journalists being mistreated in Insein prison, say family members

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Family members of seven detainees in Yangon’s notorious Insein Prison say that they are being mistreated by prison authorities for not complying with orders. The seven prisoners—five student activists and two freelance journalists—had been locked up together since their arrest in late February and March,…

Source — Myanmar now

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June 10, 2021

Myanmar : Aung San Suu Kyi inculpée pour corruption

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June 10, 2021

Myanmar: condenan a dos años de prisión a uno de los líderes de la Liga nacional para la democracia de Suu Kyi

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February 3, 2021

Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi y otras personas, detenidas en el golpe militar en curso

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September 12, 2019

Myanmar : notorious prison presents a friendlier face to inmates

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Mention Insein Prison and what comes to mind are images of abused inmates, unbridled corruption and sub-human conditions. Myanmar’s main penitentiary, located on the outskirts of Yangon, gained notoriety during five decades of military rule as a place where political dissidents were incarcerated and…

Source — MM Times

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April 24, 2019

Myanmar: prison strikes and riot following ‘unfair’ presidential pardon

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Asia Myanmar (Burma)

Inmates at Shwebo Prison and Mopalin Labor Camp have staged demonstrations and called for a review after they were excluded from this year’s presidential pardons. The demonstrations were mainly staged by those serving their time under articles 15 and 16 of the 1993 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances…

Source — Irrawady

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September 17, 2018

Birmanie : une quarantaine de détenus s'évadent en camion poubelle

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Source — BFMTV

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April 10, 2018

Myanmar: they documented a massacre. Their prize is a prison cell.

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The two journalists, who were investigating a massacre of 10 Muslim Rohingya men in Rakhine State, face up to 14 years in prison under the British colonial-era secrets act.

Source — NY Times

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April 26, 2017

Myanmar: prisoners to be allowed to join in religious activities

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The Prisons Department will allow inmates to carry out religious activities once a month starting from the new fiscal year, said the department’s deputy director from Security Section.

Source — Myanmar Times

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March 5, 2017

Myanmar: despite calls for reform, prisoners continue hard labour in shackles

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Months after a report on abuses and corruption in prison labour camps prompted calls for reforms and investigations, little has changed.

Source — Frontier

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February 2, 2017

Myanmar: three prisons to double their inmate capacity

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Myanmar is expanding its prison capacity in an effort to relieve chronic overcrowding pressures. New wings are set to double the size of three facilities, a prisons department official said.

Source — Myanmar Times

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September 27, 2016

Myanmar : activists report dire state of Myanmar’s prison system

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While the country may be charting a rapid course of reform, behind the high walls and iron bars of the prison system positive change has proceeded at a more sluggish pace. Thousands of prisoners continue to be kept in grueling conditions where mistreatment and exploitation are still the norm, according…

Source — Myanmar Times

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