Ko Aung Tun, Myanmar
Ko Aung Tun, a student activist and writer, was arrested in February 1998 and sentenced in March to 13 years in prison for writing and “illegally distrbuting” a history of the student movement in Myanmar. Co-author U Myo Htun was reportedly given a seven-year sentence. According to opposition sources, six other people were also arrested in connection with the case and received prison sentences ranging from seven to ten years for supplying information to Ko Aung Tun. All were reportedly refused access to legal counsel during their trials. While in prison, Ko Aung Tun has reportedly been held incommunicado in solitary confinement and suffered severe beatings which have caused him to vomit blood. He is also said to be suffering from severe asthma and tuberculosis.

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