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Burma: 2,000 Political Prisoners Remain

Burma: 2,000 Political Prisoners Remain Incarcerated

Press Release: Terry Evans

22 September 2009

Since the Saffron Revolution in August 2007 a total of 1,122 activists have been arrested and are still in detention.

During August 2009 a total of 31 activists were arrested. At least 137 political prisoners are in poor health due to the harsh prison conditions, transfers to remote prisons where there are no doctors, and the denial of proper medical care.

In total more than 2,000 political prisoners remain incarcerated in Burma today.

These include:

    Monks - 237
    Members of Parliament - 16
    Students - 286
    Women - 191
    NLD members - 479
    Members of the Human Rights Defenders and Promoters
    network - 43
    Ethnic nationalities - 197
    Cyclone Nargis volunteers - 21
    Teachers - 26
    Media Activists - 51
    Lawyers - 12
    In Poor Health - 137


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