Tharrawaddy Prison News Today

Other inmates, including female prisoners, who participated were placed in solitary confinement.

Political prisoners had protested after guards beat an inmate found with a mobile phone.

Tharyarwaddy Prison is difficult for relatives to visit and known for brutal conditions.

A political analyst recalls how his life intersected with those of the executed activist and his wife, first in prison and then in later periods of peril for the couple.

A political analyst recalls how his life intersected with those of the executed activist and his wife, first in prison and then in later periods of peril for the couple.

The crackdowns came in response to peaceful protests in solidarity with anti-junta activists.

Human rights violations against inmates have been on the rise since the military takeover, an NGO says.