Tag: political prisoners
Caritas Philippines seeks papal blessing and urges government action for political...
Calls for action amid rising tensions and reported human rights violations against political prisoners in Negros Island
International rights group calls on Vietnam to release women political prisoners
VCHR cited the cases of eight women prisoners, including Nguyễn Thúy Hạnh who is being treated for cancer while in detention
Nearly 3 dozen political prisoners died in Myanmar jails in 2023
The junta arrested nearly 25,800 people and detained over 19,900 since 2021, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.
Hong Kong embraces televised confessions of political prisoners
The recent appearance of two political prisoners in a television program has led many to believe that the mainland Chinese practice of “televised confessions” has found...
UN ‘very troubled’ over mass trial of Hong Kong democracy activists
According to the U.S.-based Hong Kong Democracy Council, 1,618 of those defendants are classed as political prisoners
Myanmar’s junta plans to build new prisons for political activists
Out of the more than 70,000 prisoners released in 12 announced amnesties, only around 2,000 were political prisoners
Myanmar junta pardons 2,153 prisoners jailed for dissent against military
More than 21,000 people have been arrested since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government, according to a local monitoring group
Southeast Asian MPs condemn ‘barbaric’ executions of political prisoners in Myanmar
State-run New Light of Myanmar said "the punishment has been carried out under the prison's procedures," without elaborating
Philippine bishop calls for release of elderly prisoner, son
The bishop said he is still holding on to hope that the country’s justice system “works and cares for those who have less in life”
Myanmar’s prisoners of conscience stage protest to demand freedom
The military junta has earlier announced an emergency COVID-19 amnesty for inmates charged with all minor crimes except defamation
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