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The UN special envoy for Myanmar has called for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi on her 81st birthday, expressing concern about the democracy icon's detention and lack of verifiable information about her circumstances.
A Thai court has sentenced a 43-year-old man to 18 months imprisonment for posting a comment deemed insulting to the monarchy in a Facebook group, exemplifying the country's strict lese-majeste laws and ongoing constraints on free expression.
A Japanese mother is suing the state for compensation after her 16-year-old daughter died from severe malnutrition following an 18-day detention on assault allegations she denied. The case spotlights systemic issues in Japan's criminal justice system.
Families of three men killed in a police operation in Melaka's Durian Tunggal on November 24 are demanding the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigate the officers responsible for the deaths.
The Malaysian prisons service is under fire for failing to act on recommendations from a human rights inquiry into a deadly Taiping prison riot. DAP lawmaker Lim Lip Eng demands the suspension of the prison director pending investigation.
A parliamentarian has attacked the Prisons Department for disregarding conclusions by Malaysia's Human Rights Commission regarding an inmate's death at Taiping Prison, raising concerns about institutional accountability.
One Malaysian prison officer has been charged under the Penal Code following a January 2025 incident at Taiping Prison that resulted in an inmate's death. Five other staff members face disciplinary proceedings.