Washington CNN — An American wrongfully detained in Iran is calling on President Joe Biden to take notice of US detainees there, launching a hunger strike Monday to mark seven years since he was left behind in a prisoner swap that brought other Americans home. In a letter to Biden, …
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An inmate protest at a prison in southern Myanmar that prompted a deadly crackdown last week was sparked in part by preparations for the execution of a schoolteacher, Radio Free Asia has learned. The revelation sheds new light on the cause of the incident at Pathein Prison in the Ayeyarwady …
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Jail guards in Myanmar on Friday shot and killed a political prisoner and wounded greater than 60 different individuals – together with eight critically – after inmates protested their beating of the sufferer a day earlier, Radio Free Asia has realized. The incident at Pathein Jail is the most recent …
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