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Insein Prison

Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Latitude & Longitude: 16.892715, 96.098099
Views: 2943   Posted By: bmeyer2 (04/05/2008)
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bmeyer2 (04/05/2008)

"Insein Prison (pronounced like "insane") is located in Yangon Division, near Yangon (Rangoon), the old capital of Burma. It is run by the military junta of Burma, the State Peace and Development Council, and used largely to repress political dissidents.

The prison is notorious worldwide for its inhumane and dirty conditions, abusive techniques, and uses of mental and physical torture.

One of its most famous prisoners was the Nobel Peace prize winning human rights activist, Aung San Suu Kyi, who currently remains under house arrest."

-Wikipedia

Oldpilot (05/29/2009)

Wouldn't it be sweet if the murderous generals who have been debasing Burma for forty-seven years would one day be imprisoned in that hellhole?

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