17 political prisoners have died in Myanmar in 2025 due to lack of medical care

At least 17 political prisoners have died in Myanmar prisons so far in 2025 due to being denied proper medical treatment, according to the Political Prisoners Network-Myanmar (PPNM).

Despite these reported deaths, the junta-run state newspaper on 26 July claimed that all prisoners are being examined daily for illnesses, treated at prison hospitals, and, when necessary, transferred to general hospitals outside the prison system.

The junta also asserted that U Pyay Sone Aung, an NLD executive, and Ma Wut Yee Aung, a central executive member of the Dagon University Students' Union – both of whom recently died in custody – had received adequate medical attention.