A record number of political prisoners – almost 11,500 – are detained in Myanmar’s jails, but despite inhumane conditions and brutal punishment they continue to defy the junta.
The decision to execute two prominent political leaders in Myanmar in what will be the first judicial executions in decades is an explosive move likely to have a devastating effect at home and further damage the military junta’s reputation abroad. That is according to Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, after approval of the death penalty for.