Prison
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Myanmar
Wife of Myanmar’s ousted president permitted to visit him in prison
The deposed head of state, who is in his 70s, was reportedly in good health at Taungoo Prison in Bago Region
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Thayarwaddy Prison, Myanmar’s ‘hell for political prisoners’
For nearly a century, the notorious detention centre in Bago Region has been a symbol of successive regimes’ oppression
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Myanmar army officer appointed as the new Prison Department chief
The new department head is taking office amid reports of extrajudicial killings, brutalisation of detainees, and a military crackdown on staff alleged to be helping inmates in various Myanmar prisons contact resistance groups outside
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Head of Aung San Suu Kyi’s personal security team released from prison
Police inspector Pyae Phyo Aung was arrested with the ousted state counsellor on the day the military seized power more than two years ago
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Rapper to be imprisoned for complaining about power cuts
A relative has confirmed that hip-hop artist Byu Har will be sent to Yangon’s notorious Insein Prison to face charges of incitement
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