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Smuggled sketches offer glimpses into harsh Myanmar prison
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2022
» In one drawing, dozens of men sit crammed into a single room, hunched with their knees together, every inch of space occupied. In another, they lie back to back on the floor, their faces straining with discomfort.
Death toll from Indonesia jail blaze at 44
Reuters, Published on 09/09/2021
» JAKARTA: The death toll from a blaze that tore through an Indonesian jail has risen to 44, as authorities pledged to look at whether more inmates could receive rehabilitation for drug-related offences to ease chronic overcrowding in the prison system.
Human rights 'need to be put aside' in drug war: Cambodian official
Reuters, Published on 13/05/2020
» PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian official on Wednesday defended an anti-drug campaign that has been decried as rife with abuses, saying human rights "need to be put aside" to fight drugs that destroy families and fuel violent crime.
Scores killed in Venezuelan police station riot and fire
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2018
» VALENCIA, Venezuela: Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people on Wednesday, according to the government and witnesses.
A Bible and a cell for Jakarta governor
Reuters, Published on 11/05/2017
» JAKARTA -- Jakarta's once hugely popular governor is being held in a simple room at a high-security detention centre, his only comforts a Bible and visitors twice a week. It's a grim new life following his conviction for insulting Islam in Muslim-majority Indonesia.
Bulging prisons prompt rethink of drug war
Reuters, Published on 18/07/2016
» Somsak Sreesomsong was 18 when he was jailed for selling illegal drugs. Now, turning 30, he is not yet half-way through his 33-year sentence at Bangkok's high-security Klong Prem prison.