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At Least 139 Political Prisoners Have Died in over 4 Years Due to Lack of Healthcare in Prisons - Khit Thit Media

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Yangon, December 14 At least 139 political prisoners have died in prisons across Myanmar in the four years since the coup, according to the Myanmar Prison Witness (MPW). MPW’s six-month research from February 2021 to December 13, 2025 found that 123 men, 15 women and one LGBT person died, aged between 18 and 80. The report also found that the main causes of death were chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, whic…
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Yangon, December 14 At least 139 political prisoners have died in prisons across Myanmar in the four years since the coup, according to the Myanmar Prison Witness (MPW). MPW’s six-month research from February 2021 to December 13, 2025 found that 123 men, 15 women and one LGBT person died, aged between 18 and 80. The report also found that the main causes of death were chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, whic…

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yktnews.com broke the news in on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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