Yarzar Oo The Unity Five

Yarzar Oo was arrested with four other employees of the Unity newspaper after it published an exposé about an alleged secret chemical weapons factory. The 'Unity Five' were sentenced… More

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Htin Lin Oo

Htin Lin Oo, a former political prisoner, was detained in the first hours of the military coup in February 2021. On February 22, 2022, he was sentenced to three… More

Tint San The Unity Five

Tint San was arrested with four other employees of the Unity newspaper after it published an exposé about an alleged secret chemical weapons factory. The 'Unity Five' were sentenced… More

Sithu Soe The Unity Five

Sithu Soe was arrested with four other employees of the Unity newspaper after it published an exposé about an alleged secret chemical weapons factory. The 'Unity Five' were sentenced… More

Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi

Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi

Documentary filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, formerly detained for nearly a year for criticizing the military in his films and social media posts, was released in February 2020.… More

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Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's ousted political leader Aung San Suu Kyi, previously a key figure in the country's democratic transition and one of the most prominent political prisoners, was formerly detained under… More

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Wa Lone

Reuters reporter Wa Lone was arrested in December 2017 with his colleague Kyaw Soe Oo after they covered a massacre in Rakhine State. They received seven-year prison sentences in… More

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Kyaw Soe Oo

Reuters reporter Kyaw Soe Oo was arrested in December 2017 with his colleague Wa Lone after they covered a massacre in Rakhine State. They received seven-year prison sentences in… More

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Saw Wai

Saw Wai, a lifelong activist and well-known poet, was charged in October 2019 with making defamatory statements at a public gathering in April after a case was lodged against… More

Ngar Min Swe Sar Min Swe

Ngar Min Swe was serving a seven-year prison sentence for "inciting hatred against the government," stemming from Facebook posts and critical news articles about Aung San Suu Kyi. Released… More