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Activists detained after coup face dismal conditions in Myanmar's Insein P
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 18 (ANI): Activists who were detained after the military coup are facing dismal conditions in Myanmar's notorious Insein Prison, according to a former detainee, who survived COVID-19 and other illnesses in the facility and remains haunted by her experience despi
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US journalist Danny Fenster sentenced to 11 years in Myanmar prison
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], November 12 (ANI): A Myanmar military court has sentenced US journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison, media reports said on Friday.
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Myanmar junta frees thousands of detainees in amnesty
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 19 (ANI): Myanmar's military freed thousands of people arrested for protesting its February coup under strict conditions on Monday, prompting observers to dismiss the move as a bid to appease the international community at a time when the junta is facing both glo
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Hundreds of political prisoners freed in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], October 19 (ANI): Hundreds of Myanmar political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi's party spokesman have been freed from Insein prison, Al Jazeera reported citing local media.
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Journalist tortured by Myanmar military during detention recalls ordeal
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 3 (ANI): A journalist who was detained in Myanmar shared his horrific torture which he endured at the hands of the Myanmar military.
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