The country’s military rulers have signaled a new wave of detentions and, rights groups say, conditions for existing prisoners have deteriorated.
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Baptist Minister in Myanmar Gets 6 Years in Prison for Opposing Junta
The minister met with President Donald J. Trump in 2019 to highlight the abuses of Myanmar’s military, which later seized power in a coup.
Myanmar Frees Former UK Envoy Victoria Bowman and Others in Amnesty
Among those released were Victoria Bowman, the former diplomat, and Sean Turnell, an Australian economic adviser to Myanmar’s imprisoned civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar Widens Arrests and Slaps Aung San Suu Kyi With More Prison Time
The ousted civilian leader has been convicted on corruption charges by a military-appointed court. A Japanese journalist and two models have also been detained in recent weeks.
Myanmar Junta Sends Aung San Suu Kyi to Solitary Confinement
The United Nations and human rights advocates criticized the transfer from house arrest, and urged the regime to free her and all other political prisoners.
Aung San Suu Kyi Found Guilty in Myanmar Ahead of Biden Summit
The elected civilian leader, who was detained in a military coup last year, was sentenced to five years in prison in a corruption trial that was closed to the public.
Aung San Suu Kyi Found Guilty in Myanmar Ahead of Biden Summit
The elected civilian leader, who was detained in a military coup last year, was sentenced to five years in prison in a corruption trial that was closed to the public.
Myanmar’s Health System Is in Collapse, ‘Obliterated’ by the Regime
The country is also now one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a medical worker. At least 30 doctors have been killed since the coup, a rights group says.
Myanmar Junta Holding 10,000 Political Prisoners
Most are held in deplorable conditions and face certain conviction at trial. Rights groups say the Southeast Asian nation now has the worst human rights conditions in the region.
Myanmar Protests, and Killings, Continue
The death toll has passed 700, with more than 80 killed on Friday in one city alone, a rights group said.