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Rohingya inmates ‘beaten brutally’ and forced to clean faeces, Insein Prison source says
Dozens of ethnic Rohingya people incarcerated in Insein are subjected to dehumanising tasks in the prison, according to another inmate
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Beatings leave Insein prisoner with head injuries and broken arm
The victim, who was accused of insulting the prison’s warden, also had a taser shoved in his mouth, a prison source claimed
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Political prisoner hospitalised after beating by criminal convicts
The victim was also severely beaten by prison authorities after taking part in a Silent Strike protest in Insein Prison late last year
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Political prisoners tortured for marking 3-month anniversary of executions
The 21 Insein Prison inmates were severely beaten for offering alms in memory of four prisoners executed in July
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Myanmar prison authorities lift restrictions on sending packages to inmates
The restrictions were imposed in the wake of a deadly bombing that killed eight people inside Yangon’s Insein Prison on October 19