SHWEBO, Myanmar — Authorities at Shwebo Prison in central Myanmar are running a systematic extortion racket, charging political prisoners and their families hundreds of dollars for basic visitation rights, according to a leading rights group. The Women’s Organization for Political Prisoners (WOPP) reported on Monday that families are being forced ...
By Ra Wai / MPA Advocacy groups say very few political detainees were included in a mass amnesty of more than 6,000 prisoners granted by Myanmar’s military authorities to mark Independence Day. On 4 January, the military commission announced the release of 6,134 inmates under Section 401(1) of the Code ...
By Than Lyann / MPA The State Administration Council has announced a mass prisoner amnesty to mark Myanmar’s 78th Independence Day today, January 4. According to official statements, inmates from various prisons across the country are being released under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Family members gathered ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
