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Pair arrested for breaking out prisoner in Shan State
Police in Shan State say they have apprehended two of the men responsible for freeing a man from a prison truck in Taunggyi.
Families of stranded Kawthaung prisoners raise complaint with president
Some 120 inmates have been stranded for seven days on an island near Moulmein while being transferred from Kawthaung prison following a riot.
Political inmates ‘face threats to life’
Political prisoners in Burma are being detained alongside death row convicts and face ‘life threatening’ conditions, a recently released inmate claims
Imprisoned female activist 'too weak to speak'
Nov 6, 2009 (DVB), The health of a female activist serving a five-year prison sentence in central Burma is rapidly deteriorating, according to family members who visited her last week.…
Youth activist's sentence extended by 10 years
Oct 7, 2009 (DVB), A Burmese youth activist currently serving eight years in Rangoon's notorious Insein prison yesterday had his sentence extended by 10 years, sources close to his family…