An Insein Prison Court delivered the death sentence to seven Dagon University students on Nov. 30. The Dagon University Students’ Union announced that Khant Zin Win, Thura Maung Maung, Zaw…
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Dagon University Student Union leader now in grave condition inside Insein Prison
Jailed Dagon University Student Union leader, Wutyi Aung, is not receiving adequate medical treatment at Insein Prison, friends of her family state. She suffers from transient ischemic attacks, otherwise known…
Beatings, extortion still commonplace at Insein penitentiary: ex-prisoner
One former political prisoner describes a tiered system of abuse within Insein Prison, Burma’s most infamous correctional facility on the outskirts of Rangoon.
NLD has responsibility to define ‘political prisoners’: AAPP
“They [NLD] should seek to propose a definition for what exactly constitutes a political prisoner.”
Dutchman faces 2 years for insulting Buddhism
Klaas Haijtema, 30, is alleged to have walked into a dharma hall during chanting, with his shoes on. He then pulled out the plug connected to the speaker.
1 inmate killed as prison van crashes on Pegu highway
A truck transferring female inmates between Prome and Thayet prisons in Pegu Division has crashed on a highway, leaving one dead.