Political prisoners

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Myanmar’s Young Pro-Democracy Activists Fill up Prisons

Deutsche Welle

At least 13,000 political prisoners are currently behind bars in Myanmar, according to the United Nations.

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Jokowi Has a Political Prisoner Problem

Andreas Harsono

Indonesia can’t claim to be a democratic, progressive state while still locking up citizens for merely expressing their rights of freedom of expression and association.

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Waiting for Answers after 30 Years: Singapore’s Operation Spectrum

Kirsten Han

Operation Spectrum’s impact was immediate, writes Kirsten Han. Fear and paranoia spread across Singapore’s tiny civil society.

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Remembering Green Island’s First Political Prisoners

ZiQing Low

Today marks 66 years since the first group of political prisoners were taken to Taiwan’s Green Island.

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