Myanmar: pro-democracy teacher dies days after arrest
Event- Country
- Myanmar
- Initial Date
- Sep 28, 2022
- Event Description
A teacher who was arrested in southern Mandalay Region’s Wundwin Township last Friday was reported dead five days later, according to local sources.
Kyaw Naing Win, a high-school teacher in his 50s, died on Wednesday while being held at an interrogation centre in Meikhtila, the sources reported.
“He died and his family didn’t even get his ashes. They were also unable to find out anything about his death. He was in good health at the time of his arrest,” said a Wundwin resident who did not want to be identified.
Kyaw Naing Win was taken into custody last Friday at Wundwin’s Basic Education High School No. 1, where he has worked since July, when he was forced to return to teaching after joining the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) last year.
It was unclear why he was arrested last week. He was also detained and held overnight in July, reportedly after local informants urged the junta authorities to “take action” against him and his wife for calling on parents to boycott schools.
His wife, Mi Mi Lay, is currently receiving medical treatment for a heart condition, a source close to the couple told Myanmar Now.
According to the latest data compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, there are at least 234 teachers currently being held in Myanmar’s detention centres.
Most have been imprisoned for taking part in the CDM or otherwise opposing the regime that seized power in February of last year.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Death
- Rights Concerned
- Right to liberty and security
- Right to life
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- Public Servant
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 20.880166403324264
Longitude: 95.86183630795344
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 28 September 2022, Kyaw Naing Win, pro-democracy teacher who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), died at the hand of the police on the way for interrogation five days after his arrest, likely as result of his anti-coup activities in Meikhtila, Myanmar.