Insein Prison

An aerial view of Tharrawaddy Prison in central Myanmar's Bago region. Credit: Google
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15 May 2023
565 prisoners transferred from Insein Prison to Bago with no notice
Journalist Thuzar, who was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday. Photo: Facebook: Ahlalay Thu Zar
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26 November 2022
Yangon journalist sentenced to two years prison...
Journalist Ah Hla Lay Thuzar, also known as Thuzar, was sentenced to two years in prison...
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19 November 2022
Man arrested for photographing Insein Prison gates
A man was arrested for taking photos of the Insein Prison gate when prisoners were due to...
This general view shows an entrance of Insein prison in Yangon on October 6, 2022. Photo: AFP
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23 October 2022
Myanmar’s ‘collateral damage’ conundrum
All wars see innocent victims caught in the crossfire. But a recent deadly Myanmar...
Sean Turnell, a detained Australian adviser to Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gets vaccinated against the Covid-19 coronavirus in Insein prison in Yangon on July 28, 2021. Photo: AFP
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18 October 2022
Sean Turnell, Australian economist jailed in...
The imprisoned Australian economist, Sean Turnell, has been moved from prison in the...
A handout photo courtesy of Akihico Mori shows Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota in Kyoto, Japan, 04 March 2022 (issued 04 August 2022). Photo: EPA
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07 October 2022
Myanmar junta jails Japanese filmmaker for 10...
Myanmar's junta has jailed a Japanese filmmaker for 10 years, more than two months after...
A group of activists hold placards of Japanese citizen Toru Kubota, who is detained in Myanmar, during a rally in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo on July 31, 2022. Philip FONG / AFP
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06 October 2022
Myanmar jails Japanese filmmaker for 10 years:...
Myanmar's junta has jailed a Japanese filmmaker for 10 years for encouraging dissent...
Dr Vicky Bowman, Director of the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business.
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25 August 2022
Former UK ambassador to Myanmar Vicky Bowman ‘...
Myanmar authorities have detained the United Kingdom's former ambassador to the country,...
Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special envoy to Myanmar, speaks during a press conference at Phnom Penh international airport on March 23, 2022. Photo:TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
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28 June 2022
ASEAN Chair on Myanmar calls for Aung San Suu Kyi...
Following Aung San Suu Kyi's move from house arrest to Insein Prison on 22 June Special...
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26 May 2022
Three bombs explode near to Insein Prison
Three bombs exploded close to Yangon’s Insein Prison, at 8:00 p.m. on 23 May, according...
Prison officials stand guard as they prepare for the release of prisoners outside of the Insein Prison in Yangon on April 17. Photo: AFP
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18 April 2022
Myanmar political prisoners not among 1,600 freed...
Families of detained Myanmar protesters had their hopes dashed Sunday after political...
Insein is the largest and oldest of all 36 prisons in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and houses both political and criminal prisoners, according to Human Rights groups it is notorious for its cruelty to political inmates. Photo: EPA
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02 April 2022
Yankin seven sentenced to seven years in Insein...
Seven young people arrested in Yankin in April last year and severely tortured whilst...
Myanmar Chairman of property group Zaykabar Company Khin Shwe (L), and CEO of Ruby Dragon Jade & Gems Company Ltd Ne Win Tun (C), attend a business conference hosted by Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi in capital city of Naypyidaw. Photo: AFP
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24 March 2022
Pro-military business tycoon arrested by junta
Business tycoon Zaykabar Khin Shwe and his son Zay Thiha were arrested at their home in...

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