Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,185 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall decrease of 10 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,195. In February, 1 activist was arrested and 15 political prisoners were…
Date. 17/02/2010 We, as prisoners, demand the following rights to the authorities from 17 February 2010:1. To read books including news papers2. To get proper medical treatment3. To get better foods for all prisoners4. To be free to go out…
Breaking News / Information Release 10 February 2010 Dear All Burmese American citizen, Kyaw Zaw Lwin (aka Ko Nyi Nyi Aung), was sentenced to five years imprisonment this morning. He has been sentenced to three years under section 468 of…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,195 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall increase of 18 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,177. In January, 3 activists were arrested, and 1 was released. The…
Date: 27 January 2010 Burmese American citizenship holder Ko Nyi Nyi Aung@ Kyaw Zaw Lwin has had a family visit banned, by authorities. When his family went to see him on 18 January 2010, jailor Kyaw Min Tun said they…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,177 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall increase of 4 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,173. In December, 3 political prisoners were arrested, and 18 were released.…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,173 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall increase of 5 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,168. In November, there were no political prisoners were arrested, and 7…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,168 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall increase of 49 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,119. In October, 41 political prisoners were arrested, and 3 were released.…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,119 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall decrease of 92 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,211. The decrease is mostly due to the 128 political prisoners that…