Ashin Gambira, who is three years into a 63-year sentence, in declining health after suffering ‘daily’ abuse at the hands of prison guards
Author: MAUNG TOO
Six prisoners freed as amnesty draws near
Two monks jailed on explosives charges following 2007 uprising among those released as Shwe Mann says amnesty imminent
Kachin raped, killed by Burmese troops
Grisly details emerge of rape of seven Kachin women in Bhamo district in recent weeks, four of whom were then murdered
Human trafficking to China on the rise
130 cases of trafficking of ethnic Kachin to China documented in past year as monitoring group rues poverty and lack of education
Families homeless after Rangoon storm
Heavy wind, rain and hail batters three townships in Rangoon as more than 100 households are forced to evacuate their homes
Political prisoners ‘given amphetamine’
Intelligence officers alleged to be drugging political prisoners in order to disorientate them during interrogation phase