A human rights activist who was jailed for over a year in Myanmar has been ordained as a Catholic priest.
Fr James Mawsdley was freed in 2000 after 415 days spent in solitary confinement.
Fr Mawdsley was sentenced to serve 17 years in Insein jail for protesting against the Burmese government’s slaughter of ethnic minorities.
He was released after his family’s consistent campaign efforts.
Fr Mawdsley claims to have had a difficult time whilst incarcerated; at one point sustaining a broken nose and two black eyes after a severe beating from one of his guards.
