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2 Political Prisoners Die of Medical Neglect in Jail

Summary by The Irrawaddy
Student leader Ma Wut Yi Aung succumbed to head injuries sustained under torture, while Mon NLD politician Ko Pyae Sone Aung had been suffering from hypertension and clogged arteries.

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Myanmar Yangon: Two Other Political Prisoners Die in Prison for Lack of Care

Two prisoners died on 19 July in the prisons of the Burmese military junta because they did not have access to health care: the 26-year-old activist Ma Wut Yi Aung, tortured after arrest, and Ko Pyae Sone Aung, a member of the National League for Democracy. Deaths are added to a long list of victims of the Burmese prison system, while leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been in prison for more than four years under precarious health conditions.

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2 Political Prisoners Die of Medical Neglect in Jail

Student leader Ma Wut Yi Aung succumbed to head injuries sustained under torture, while Mon NLD politician Ko Pyae Sone Aung had been suffering from hypertension and clogged arteries.

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The Irrawaddy broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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