In Myanmar, journalist abused after speaking out about prison conditions

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In Myanmar, journalist abused after speaking out about prison conditions

Prison authorities in Myanmar are accused of subjecting a jailed journalist to abuse after he exposed human rights violations in the prison, according to his employer. Sai Zaw Thaike, a photojournalist for the independent news agency Myanmar Now, is imprisoned in Insein Prison, a facility with a dire record of rights abuses. He and the two other prisoners, Thet Hnin Aung and Naing Win, have been subjected to physical and mental abuse every day s…