Tag: Prisoner

19 April 2026 By Hsu Yee YANGON, Myanmar — A prominent monitoring group has accused Myanmar’s military junta of systematic deception regarding its latest mass prisoner amnesty, claiming that the actual number of inmates released is significantly lower than the figures officially announced by the regime. On the traditional Buddhist ...

Prison authorities in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region have refused to hand over the body of a political prisoner to his family, opting instead to cremate the remains under their own supervision. Ko Win Myint Soe, who was serving a 10-year sentence at Kalay Prison, passed away on 13 March 2026. According ...