Myanmar Political Prisoners Harshly Interrogated: Freed Japanese Journalist

By Kyodo News 17 May 2021

A Japanese freelance journalist who spent nearly four weeks in a Myanmar prison before returning to Japan on Friday said the prison where he was being kept held many political prisoners who had been subjected to harsh interrogations.

Yuki Kitazumi said in an online interview from a hotel outside Tokyo on Saturday night that he will work from Japan to help junta-ruled Myanmar return to democracy, adding those incarcerated in the prison had pleaded with him to report on what is going on in the Southeast Asian country.

Read more.

You may also like these stories:

Two civilians were shot by junta forces in Magwe after the attacks.

Villager Dies After Being Abducted and Tortured by Myanmar Junta Forces

Protesters in Myanmar’s Biggest City Return With ‘Guerrilla-Style’ Tactics