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Friends of Australian Sean Turnell concerned after fatal bomb blast at Myanmar prison where he is being held
2 years, 4 months ago

Friends of Australian Sean Turnell concerned after fatal bomb blast at Myanmar prison where he is being held

ABC  

Friends of Australian economist Sean Turnell have expressed concerns after a bomb attack at the Myanmar prison where he is being held. Key points: Eight people were killed after a bomb blast and subsequent gunfire at Insein prison entrance Sean Turnell was transferred there, according to reports, after being sentenced to three years in prison The Australian government is not …

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Myanmar's junta says terrorists exploded bombs outside Yangon's Insein prison, killing eight
2 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar's junta says terrorists exploded bombs outside Yangon's Insein prison, killing eight

ABC  

At least eight people have been killed in a bombing near the front gate of Myanmar's main prison for political detainees in Yangon, the country's biggest city. Key points: Five visitors, including a 10-year-old girl, and three prison staff were killed when two bombs went off at Insein Prison Thirteen visitors, including a 9-year-old boy, and five prison personnel were …

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At least 8 killed in Myanmar Insein Prison blasts: Media reports
2 years, 5 months ago

At least 8 killed in Myanmar Insein Prison blasts: Media reports

Al Jazeera  

Parcel bombs are suspected in Insein Prison explosions that reportedly killed three staff and five visitors. At least eight people have been reported killed following two explosions inside Myanmar’s high-security Insein Prison, according to media reports. The BBC’s Burmese-language news service reported that two parcel bombs had detonated on Wednesday morning, killing three prison staff and five visitors and injuring …

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Sketches smuggled out of Myanmar prison expose harsh conditions
2 years, 11 months ago

Sketches smuggled out of Myanmar prison expose harsh conditions

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of political prisoners have been sent to the notorious Insein jail since the February 2021 coup. Fourteen sketches smuggled out of Myanmar’s Insein Prison and interviews with eight former prisoners offer a rare glimpse inside the country’s most notorious jail, where thousands of political prisoners have been sent since last year’s military coup, and communication with the outside world …

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Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country
3 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man’s skin with pliers and kicked him in the chest until he couldn’t breathe. “I love you, mom.’” ___ The Myanmar military has a long history of torture, particularly before the country began transitioning toward democracy in 2010. We have guns, and we can just kill you and make …

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Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country to quash dissent, shows investigation
3 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country to quash dissent, shows investigation

Firstpost  

The Myanmar military has a long history of torture, particularly before the country began transitioning toward democracy in 2010. “I love you, mom.’” The Myanmar military has a long history of torture, particularly before the country began transitioning toward democracy in 2010. We have guns, and we can just kill you and make you disappear if we want to — …

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A monk, a student, an artist: Tortured by Myanmar military
3 years, 4 months ago

A monk, a student, an artist: Tortured by Myanmar military

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A monk was made to hop like a frog, in a humiliation tactic. … Then they shot us with the slingshot.” ___ THE ACCOUNTANT: “I COULD DIE HERE” A 21-year-old accountant’s interrogation started at a police station, where soldiers kicked him in the arms, thighs and ribs, and hit him in the head and back. “This is …

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A monk, a student, an artist: Tortured by Myanmar military
3 years, 4 months ago

A monk, a student, an artist: Tortured by Myanmar military

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. … Then they shot us with the slingshot.” ___ …

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AP: Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country
3 years, 4 months ago

AP: Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I love you, mom.’” ___ The Myanmar military has a long history …

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Myanmar’s political crisis is fueling an ‘uncontrolled’ outbreak of COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar’s political crisis is fueling an ‘uncontrolled’ outbreak of COVID-19

LA Times  

The dead in Myanmar are piling up outside cemeteries, overwhelming workers struggling to keep pace with the demand for cremations. “You can’t attack a pandemic and healthcare professionals at the same time,” the independent United Nations human rights expert for Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said in a tweet Monday. World & Nation Myanmar accelerates toward a civil war of ‘unprecedented scale’ …

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Protest erupts at Myanmar’s Insein prison amid COVID outbreak
3 years, 7 months ago

Protest erupts at Myanmar’s Insein prison amid COVID outbreak

Al Jazeera  

Anti-military government chants heard from inside the notorious colonial-era jail, which is used to hold opponents of the February coup. A protest has erupted at a prison in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon against what activists said was a worsening COVID-19 outbreak at the jail, which is used to hold opponents of February’s military takeover. “A riot happened in the …

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Imprisoned Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Imprisoned Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The spokesperson for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party died Tuesday after being infected with the coronavirus in prison, his lawyer said. The death of Nyan Win, 79, came as Myanmar is reeling from soaring numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths that are badly straining the country’s medical infrastructure, already weakened when many state medical …

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Danny Fenster appears in Myanmar court after missing in detention,
3 years, 9 months ago

Danny Fenster appears in Myanmar court after missing in detention,

CNN  

CNN — Danny Fenster, a US journalist who was detained in Myanmar over three weeks ago, has appeared at a court in Yangon according to Frontier Myanmar, the news publication Fenster works for as managing editor. Fenster, who on Thursday appeared at a special court in Yangon’s Insein prison, has been charged under section 505a of Myanmar’s penal code, which …

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The Americans locked up in Myanmar’s notorious Insein prison
3 years, 9 months ago

The Americans locked up in Myanmar’s notorious Insein prison

CNN  

It was supposed to be an exciting trip home to surprise his parents in the United States, his family said. Frontier Myanmar said they understand he is being held in Insein Prison, Myanmar’s infamous clock-shaped penitentiary north of Yangon known for holding political prisoners and having a decades-old reputation for mistreatment and brutal conditions. Fenster’s family does not know why …

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Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Myanmar’s security forces moved in and the street lamps went black. Then a man’s scream: “HELP!” When the military’s trucks finally rolled away, Shwe and her family emerged to look for her 15-year-old brother, worried about frequent abductions by security forces. “I had a feeling that he might be taken.” Across the country, Myanmar’s security forces are …

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Myanmar's military disappearing young men to crush uprising
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar's military disappearing young men to crush uprising

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Then a man’s scream: “HELP!” When the military’s trucks …

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Myanmar security forces shoot dead more than 60 protestors including young boy on 'day of shame'
3 years, 11 months ago

Myanmar security forces shoot dead more than 60 protestors including young boy on 'day of shame'

Daily Mail  

Myanmar's military junta massacred a five-year-old boy and more than 100 protestors as troops opened fire on pro-democracy protestors. Pictured: aAman displaying spent cartridges as security forces opened fire during a demonstration The latest violence against the protestors has been branded a 'day of shame' Pictured: Protesters carry an injured man to safety in Kawthoung, Myanmar, and smoke rises from …

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Myanmar junta frees 600 detainees including AP photographer
3 years, 11 months ago

Myanmar junta frees 600 detainees including AP photographer

Deccan Chronicle  

YANGON: Myanmar freed more than 600 coup detainees on Wednesday, including an Associated Press photographer arrested while covering rallies, following fresh outrage over brutal crackdowns on protesters. In commercial hub Yangon, AP photographer Thein Zaw, 32 -- who was arrested last month while covering a protest -- was freed from Insein prison. "We released 360 men and 268 women from …

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Fears grow for hundreds of students arrested in Myanmar protests
4 years ago

Fears grow for hundreds of students arrested in Myanmar protests

Al Jazeera  

Detained protesters are now thought to be in Insein prison, but have been unable to see lawyers or their families. The remaining protesters attempted to reassemble and demand the release of their fellow students, “but they shot us again,” Aung said. “They said they will free the students in a few days but it’s been a week and our students …

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Rangoon's piano-tuners recall the vital part they played in Suu Kyi's struggle
12 years, 11 months ago

Rangoon's piano-tuners recall the vital part they played in Suu Kyi's struggle

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But while the instrument has inspired both paintings and …

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