Myanmar
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country.
Myanmar: systemic abuse and extortion reported at Daik-U Prison as political prisoners face dehumanizing labour
Sources close to the facility, including the Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM), describe an environment where those unable to pay bribes to prison staff are singled out for the most severe forms of oppression.Myanmar: female political prisoners face severe reproductive health crisis due to prison abuse and malnutrition
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) reported that thousands of female political detainees across Myanmar are suffering from serious menstrual disorders and reproductive health complications.Myanmar: fifteen female political prisoners placed in solitary confinement following coup anniversary protest at Kalay prison
Authorities at Mawlaikkalay Prison have placed 15 incarcerated women in solitary confinement after more than 200 people in prison staged a peaceful demonstration to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2021 military coup.Myanmar: political prisoners in Magway prison brutalized and isolated for resisting forced labour and corruption
The Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM) reported that 35 political prisoners at Magway Prison were severely beaten by prison authorities and placed in solitary confinement after refusing to perform dishwashing duties.
Myanmar: political incarcerated person dies after solitary confinement in prison
A recently released political incarcerated person from Hpa-An (Taung Kalay) prison revealed that 12 political imprisoned people who had asked for more nutritious food were placed in solitary confinement and tortured by prison officials. This brutal treatment resulted in the death of one of them.Myanmar: authorities torture, withhold medical care from Monywa activist leader in Obo Prison
Since his transfer to Obo Prison in Mandalay last month, prominent anti-coup protest leader Wai Moe Aung has suffered brutal mistreatment and been deprived of medical attention by prison authorities, according to the Political Prisoners Network-Myanmar (PPNM).Myanmar: over 200 political prisoners, including Wai Moe Naing, moved from Monywa prison
Around 200 political prisoners, including prominent Monywa protest leader Wai Moe Naing, have been transferred from Monywa Prison to undisclosed locations, according to the Political Prisoners Network-Myanmar (PPNM) and the Monywa People’s Strike Steering Committee.Myanmar: malnutrition and paralysis rise in prisons amid food ration cuts
The Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM) reported on 19 May that budget reductions in military-controlled prisons are worsening conditions for incarcerated people, with severe food shortages leading to rising malnutrition and health complications, particularly in Myingyan Prison.Myanmar: a total 8,873 political prisoners released since 2021 coup; two killed in "confrontation" at Magway Prison
At least two political prisoners were killed and five were injured by prison staff when they opened fire during a “confrontation” inside Magway Prison in Magway Region on April 13, the Political Prisoners Network of Myanmar (PPNM) told DVB.Myanmar: ‘prison is a university for resistance’, Assistance Association for Political Prisoners joint secretary Bo Kyi
According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), more than 2,000 political prisoners have died in Myanmar’s prisons since the country was plunged into conflict by a military coup more than four years ago.Myanmar: five female political prisoners hospitalized in brutal assault by prison officers
At least five female inmates have been hospitalized and several dozen injured after officers at the junta’s infamous Daik-U Prison in Bago Region severely beat around 80 women political prisoners for protesting on Saturday.Myanmar: after a year of silence, 7 political prisoners confirmed killed in Insein prison
Authorities at Myanmar’s notorious Insein prison shot seven political prisoners dead under murky circumstances on Valentine’s Day last year, sources with ties to the victims’ families and prisoner watchdog groups told RFA Burmese on Wednesday.
