Pro-democracy student activist dies at Insein Prison after being denied medical treatment

A human rights group called the Women’s Organization of Political Prisoners stated on Sunday that student activist Wutyi Aung, 25, died inside of Insein Prison in Yangon due to a lack of medical treatment for her condition on Sunday. 

A source close to the family told DVB on the condition of anonymity that Wutyi Aung died during an epileptic seizure and that she had developed a brain tumour due to injuries sustained during interrogations. 

Before her arrest in 2021, Wutyi Aung worked as a central executive committee member of the Dagon University Students’ Union. She was arrested with five other student pro-democracy activists in Yangon’s Kyauktada Township on Sept. 14, 2021.