"the prisoners were tortured by being chased across the gravel path. On 3 May 2008, over 100 prisoners were shot by guards at the prison resulting in the deaths of 36 inmates. A further four inmates were later tortured and killed by the prison guards who believed they had been the ringleaders of the initial protest that culminated in the mass shooting. On 24 May 2011, the Myanmar government retaliated against a hunger strike by about 30 political prisoners in the prison by forcing the ringleaders into solitary confinement. The hunger strike began when seven female prisoners protested against a"
"Insein Township Insein Township (, ) is located in northern Yangon. The township comprises 21 wards, and shares borders with Shwepyitha township in the north, Hlaingthaya township in the west, Mingaladon township in the east and Mayangon township in the south. Insein is home to the Insein Prison, the most notorious prison in the country that houses hundreds of political prisoners. Until the 1990s, Insein, about from central Yangon, was beyond Yangon's city limits although by the 1980s, Insein was already integrated with the rest of the city. With the expansion of Yangon's city limits in the 1990s which also"
"of The Kantaryawaddy Times, Nyi Nyi Htun. One of its most famous prisoners is the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human-rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been confined to Insein on three separate occasions in 2003, 2007 and 2009. Well-known prisoners include student leaders of the 1988 Uprising, including Min Ko Naing, Pyone Cho, Ko Ko Gyi, Ko Jimmy, Mya Aye, and others. Other activists held in Insein prison from 1988 to 2016, include the intellectual and democracy activist, Win Tin; and a host of others who were elected to parliament as members of the National League for Democracy (NLD)"
"in 1990 (none of these individuals were allowed to serve their term in parliament). Other known prisoners include a 21-year-old Burmese video-journalist named Sithu Zeya who after being arrested in April 2010, is currently serving an 8-year sentence for photographing the aftermath of an attack on civilians by the military junta. Another imprisoned video-journalist is 29-year-old Ngwe Soe Lin who was arrested in an internet cafe in Rangoon on April 14, 2010 for his video coverage of Burmese children orphaned by Cyclone Nargis in 2008. Democracy activist Aye Yung was held for trial at Insein Prison for distribution of leaflets"
"new figures – that 2,100 people have been arrested and 700 already released. In contrast, foreign sources claim that more than 6,000 people are being held. London-based business news agency Reuters reported about 80 monks and 149 women (believed to be Buddhist nuns) were released by the junta on 3 October 2007. On 11 November 2008, a court in Insein Prison sentenced 14 88 Generation Students Group members (Arnt Bwe Kyaw, Kyaw Kyaw Htwe aka Marky, Kyaw Min Yu aka Jimmy, Mar Mar Oo, Min Zeya, Nilar Thein, Pannate Tun, Sanda Min aka Shwee, Than Tin aka Kyee Than, Thet"
"Kaohsiung Prison riot The Kaohsiung Prison riot was a hostage situation that occurred at Kaohsiung Prison in Taiwan starting 11 February 2015. Six inmates, whose ringleader was a member of Bamboo Union, seized weapons including assault rifles and took the warden hostage for a 14-hour high-profile stand-off which caught media attention nationwide. The group of inmates eventually committed mass suicide. The inmates protested that the former President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian, who jailed for 20 years for money laundering, was granted medical parole due to his status as a political prisoner while other prisoners were denied. This"
"which for the first time widely circulated Burmese-language translations of the Marxist classics. He was imprisoned by the British in 1940 along with Thakin Nu, Thakin Soe, Dr. Ba Maw, and Kyaw Nyein. While in Insein prison in July 1941, he co-authored with Thakin Soe the ""Insein Manifesto"" which identified world fascism as the major enemy in the coming war and called for temporary cooperation with the British and the establishment of a broad coalition alliance that should include the Soviet Union. The struggle for national liberation against imperialism would be resumed after the defeat of fascism. This was against"
"of political dissidents such as Aung San Suu Kyi, while visiting foreign nations. In September 2004, he was dismissed from his post, along with several other ministers, following a purge of members of the Military Intelligence faction of the State Peace and Development Council. Win Aung was a close associate of former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, who was among those purged in September 2004. Following his dismissal, Win Aung was arrested and sent to the notorious Insein Prison. He died there on 4 November 2009 at the age of 65. At the time of his death, he was the only"
"the borders of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China. Filming in Lhasa is not allowed without permission and foreign crews are not allowed. Guerilla techniques were used to film the sequences in the film that were shot inside Lhasa,Tibet. Drapchi Prison, or Lhasa Prison No. 1 (simplified Chinese: 拉萨第一监狱; traditional Chinese: 拉薩第一監獄) is the largest prison in Tibet, located in Lhasa. Originally built as a Tibetan military garrison, Drapchi was transformed into a prison after the 1959 Tibetan uprising. It officially opened as a prison in 1965 and consists of a series of nine units and has recently been expanded and restructured."
"ASEAN in 2014, improved relations with the US, the release of Aung San Suu Kyi – his 2015 general election rival – from house arrest, and the reinstatement of major opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD) in the by-election held on 1 April 2012. Thein Sein was born in Kyonku, British Burma (now Myanmar), a small Irrawaddy delta village near Hainggyi Island in what is now Ngapudaw Township to Maung Phyo (father) and Khin Nyunt (mother). He was the youngest of three children. His parents were landless farmers, and his father made a living carrying cargo at the river"
"spokesperson in 2004. Myint Thein was imprisoned numerous times encompassing several years between 1988 and 2007. His most recent imprisonment occurred during the crackdown on the 2007 Burmese anti-government protests by Burmese civilians and the country's revered Buddhist monks. He was held at the Insein Prison, a notorious prison located in Rangoon. His health rapidly deteriorated while he was incarcerated at Insein, and he was released in October 2007. Doctors diagnosed him with gall bladder problems and severe gastritis. His doctors recommended that he travel to Singapore for immediate medical treatment. It took two months for Myint Thein to get"
"while in Insein prison in July 1941, had co-authored the ""Insein Manifesto"" which, against the prevailing opinion in the Dobama movement, identified world fascism as the main enemy in the coming war and called for temporary co-operation with the British in a broad allied coalition which should include the Soviet Union. Soe had already gone underground to organise resistance against the Japanese occupation, and Than Tun was able to pass on Japanese intelligence to Soe, while other Communist leaders Thakin Thein Pe and Tin Shwe made contact with the exiled colonial government in Simla, India. There were informal contacts between"
"a Chinese prison; Sun Qian, a Falun Gong practitioner imprisoned for her spiritual faith; Saeed Malekpour, a Canadian permanent resident imprisoned in the notorious Evin Prison in Iran for developing a computer software; Ayatollah Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi, imprisoned in Evin Prison for advocating for separation of religion and government; the Baha'i Seven, imprisoned in Evin Prison for practicing the Baha'i faith and promulgating religious freedom. In 2017, the RWCHR used Human Rights Day to co-host a press conference with the Raoul Wallenberg All-Party Parliamentary Caucus for Human Rights to highlight the cases of political prisoners. The RWCHR believes that advancing"
"to the Insein Prison on Sunday, a day after she appeared in front of her house to greet marching monks. Effective 26 September Myanmar's junta imposed dusk-till-dawn curfews on the country's two largest cities of Yangon and Mandalay. Additionally, gatherings of more than five people were prohibited. Meanwhile, truckloads of armed soldiers and riot police were sent into Yangon. On 26 September, pro-democracy figure Win Naing was arrested at his home in Yangon around 2:30 a.m. after being seen providing food and water to the protesting monks but was released from jail after one night, according to an anonymous friend"
"Qincheng Prison Qincheng Prison is a maximum-security prison located in the Changping District, Beijing in the People's Republic of China, near Xiaotangshan. The prison was built in 1958 with aid from the Soviet Union and it is the only prison belonging to the Ministry of Public Security. The Ministry of Justice operates other prisons. Political prisoners have been incarcerated in Qincheng, among them participants in the Chinese democracy movement and Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Famous former inmates include Jiang Qing, Yuan Geng, Bao Tong, Dai Qing, as well as Tibetan figures such as the 10th Panchen Lama Choekyi Gyaltsen,"
"Human Rights Watch cited it as an example of ""official policy that criticism or minority expression in art and literature can be deemed a disguised form of secessionism, its author a criminal or even 'terrorist'"". After suffering from ill health, on 1 January 2013, Yasin was reported to have died in Shaya Prison sometime in 2011. Amnesty International stated that ""if confirmed, the death of this young writer in prison is a shameful indictment of the Chinese government’s notion of justice"". Nurmemet Yasin Nurmemet Yasin (c. 1977 - reportedly died 2011) was a Uighur author who lived in the People's"
"Taipei Prison The Taipei Prison, Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice (, Nickname: 北監/北监 ""Běijiān"") is a prison located in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. It can hold up to 2,705 prisoners. It houses criminals who have committed serious crimes and repeat criminals from northern Taiwan who are sentenced to at least ten years in prison. Taipei Prison houses foreign prisoners. Three branch prisons of Taipei Prison, Taipei Detention Center, Shihlin Detention Center, and Sindian Detention Center, hold prisoners with sentences of less than five years each. The prison was originally established"
"Islamic Republic. Of Iran has a total population of 82,021,564 people, of which 225,624 are incarnated including pre-trail detainees. One of Iran’s most notorious prisons is Evin Prison, located in Tehran. Fox News has called this facility “Hell on Earth,” and is the home of many atrocities including, “widespread executions, tortures, and inhumane and unbearable conditions.” Two female inmates have stated that ‘[there are] solitary cells with no windows, ventilation [or] lavatory’. Human rights groups have been denied access into the prison for years, furthering the cover up of such abuses. Iran has been a subject of the United Nations"
"Lanzhou Prison Lanzhou Prison is a high-security prison in Lanzhou. The prison grounds include several workshops where prisoners work. It is claimed by activists that since 1999, over 2000 Falun Gong practitioners have been detained at the prison. These prisoners have been tortured, and some have been executed without giving notice to their family members. In another controversial case, activists claimed a Tibetan monk was imprisoned at Lanzhou Prison for exposing police brutality. A journalist reported that he had endured humiliating torture methods after being detained for criticizing the justice system. According to his experiences, prisoners were deprived of food"
"to the notorious Insein Prison outside Yangon where they were at risk of torture, including beatings and electric shocks. Along Min Ko Naing, Nilar Thein, and many other 88 Generation activists, Mya Aye was released on 13 January 2012 as part of a mass presidential pardon for political prisoners. He had planned to run for a seat in 2015 elections from the National League for Democracy. But his name was omitted from the NLD’s candidate list. Mya Aye (activist) Mya Aye (, ) is one of the leaders of the 8888 generation pro-democracy student activists in Burma (Myanmar). He was"
"protest against the military government. Thousand of junta military and police forces poured into Yangon to try to control the situation, which rapidly deteriorated. A curfew was imposed and on 25 September troops surrounded Sule Pagoda. The protest continued to grow with regular citizens joining to support and defend the Buddhists. Overnight, junta forces invaded all the kyaungs in the country and imprisoned thousands of monks. It was reported that Nobel prize winning human rights activist and Buddhist Aung San Suu Kyi was removed from her home where she languished under house arrest and moved to the infamous Insein Prison."
"Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, practiced executions in secrecy. The family of the prisoner would not be informed of the date of the execution, nor the place of burial. There were 45 people sentenced to death in 2007, but the number of executions was not revealed by the authorities. Five people are thought to have been executed in 2008. Immurement was a historical method still used in the beginning of the 20th century in Mongolia. The modern method of execution was a bullet to the neck. In June 2009, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, an abolitionist, was elected President of Mongolia. He began using"
"and medical care, and prisoners who did not finish their forced labour tasks were tortured. Lanzhou Prison Lanzhou Prison is a high-security prison in Lanzhou. The prison grounds include several workshops where prisoners work. It is claimed by activists that since 1999, over 2000 Falun Gong practitioners have been detained at the prison. These prisoners have been tortured, and some have been executed without giving notice to their family members. In another controversial case, activists claimed a Tibetan monk was imprisoned at Lanzhou Prison for exposing police brutality. A journalist reported that he had endured humiliating torture methods after being"
"forcing prisoners to sign confessions. On November 28, 2018 guards in khoy women prison, north west of Iran, attacked inmate Zeynab Jalalian and confiscated all her belongings. She was arrested in February 2007. On 26 November 2018 Nasrin Sotoudeh, a female political prisoner at Tehran’s Evin Prison started a hunger strike demanding the release of Farhad Meysami a doctor who is in jail for protesting compulsory hijab. In the 1990s there were a number of unsolved murders and disappearances of intellectuals and political activists who had been critical of the Islamic Republic system in some way. In 1998 these complaints"
"in Korean). The internment camps for people accused of political offences or denounced as politically unreliable are run by the State Security Department. Political prisoners were historically subject to the family responsibility principle, where immediate family members of a convicted political criminal were also regarded as political criminals and interned. However, since 1994 there has been a near-abandonment of this family responsibility principle. The internment camps are located in central and northeastern North Korea. They comprise many prison labour colonies in secluded mountain valleys, completely isolated from the outside world. The total number of prisoners is estimated to be 150,000"
"Tilanqiao Prison The Tilanqiao Prison (), formerly known as the Ward Road Gaol, is a prison in Hongkou District of Shanghai, China. Originally built in the foreign-controlled Shanghai International Settlement, it is now run by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security. Throughout the first forty or so years of its life it was the largest prison in the world and earned a reputation as the ""Alcatraz of the Orient"". Tilanqiao Prison was built to hold those convicted of crimes in Shanghai's International Settlement. Prior to its construction foreign convicts were held in ad hoc prisons within their consulates (or, if"
"trespassing. Aung San Suu Kyi was initially sentenced to three years of hard labour, but after a five-minute recess, Than Shwe reduced it to eighteen months of house arrest. Khin Khin Win and Win Ma Ma were also sentenced to eighteen months. On 8 May, Yettaw began to decline food, claiming religious reasons, and accepted only water. On 9 July, he was removed to Insein Prison hospital because he was still refusing food. There authorities began feeding him intravenously. On 3 August, Yettaw was taken from Insein prison and admitted to Yangon General Hospital after having seizures. He was isolated"
"was founded. The attendees were: The CPB had fought for independence from Great Britain and against the Japanese occupation of Burma in World War II, prior to the eruption of civil conflict in Myanmar. While in Insein prison in July 1941, Thakin Soe and Than Tun had co-authored the ""Insein Manifesto"", which declared fascism as the major enemy in the coming war and called for temporary co-operation with the British and the establishment of a broad coalition alliance that should include the Soviet Union. It followed the Popular Front line advanced by the Bulgarian communist leader Georgi Dimitrov, at the"
"and a justice museum. The prison hosted also many intellectuals, who were charged for political reasons. Sinop Fortress Prison Sinop Fortress Prison, () was a state prison situated in the inside of the Sinop Fortress in Sinop, Turkey. As one of the oldest prisons of Turkey, it was established in 1887 within the inner fortress of the centuries-old fortification located on the northwestern part of Cape Sinop. The prison was closed down in 1997 and the inmates were transferred to a modern prison newly built in Sinop. Located direct at the coast of Black Sea on the northwest part of"
"largest prison complex in South Asia. The workshop culminated with a group of inmates forming a band called The Flying Souls and performing with menwhopause at a special concert held inside the prison premises exclusively for the other inmates. As pioneers of the independent music scene of India, menwhopause has been at the forefront of artistic innovation. This shows in the passion that they have put behind supporting the independent artists. In 2011, they founded the Ziro Festival of Music in Ziro Valley of Arunachal Pradesh, which is one of India's premier outdoor music festival and has hosted acclaimed artists"
"arrested for violating the terms of her house arrest because the swimmer, who pleaded exhaustion, was allowed to stay in her house for two days before he attempted the swim back. Aung San Suu Kyi was later taken to Insein Prison, where she could have faced up to five years confinement for the intrusion. The trial of Aung San Suu Kyi and her two maids began on 18 May and a small number of protesters gathered outside. Diplomats and journalists were barred from attending the trial; however, on one occasion, several diplomats from Russia, Thailand and Singapore and journalists were"
"along with Wai Wai Nu, were convicted of breaking the immigration law named a threat to the state She was sentenced to 17 years in Insein Prison in Yangon; she was kept in a large room together with her sister and mother while her father received a sentence 47 years in solitary confinement, and her brother was sent to a separate prison. While in prison, Wai Wai Nu spoke to women imprisoned with her, and learned their stories, later calling her imprisonment a ""life education."" The whole family was freed in January 2012, at the age of 25 after president"
"He was later released in 2000 after serving time in prison. Furthermore, he was subjected to brutal torture in the interrogation centers. Rein Kyaw had spent six years at Insein Prison and over two years at Myingyan Prinson stated he still remembered his horrific ordeal in jail. An article from The Irrawaddy quoted him: ""I still have nightmares after what they """"The military government"""" did to me in prison."" The same article also said that he was seeking justice for other political prisoners through the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) and quoted Rein Kyaw as saying, ""This is, in"