Indian prison demands 50,000 rupees to release Myanmar refugees imprisoned for illegal entry at end of sentences ( eng.mizzima.com )
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Indian authorities violently cracked down on Myanmar hunger strikers, injuring four of them, at a detention centre in Imphal Town, in India’s Manipur State, on 17 June....
There are over 100 Myanmar nationals who, despite having completed their sentences and paid all their fines for illegally staying in Manipur State, are still being held at Imphal Prison. Their families are allowed to contact them once a week....
The Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP) has officially declared war on the Military Council, asserting that seeking political resolutions through conventional means is now futile.