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2 unusual facts about Administrative detention


Administrative detention

Some of these political prisoners, such as Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar, have become known worldwide due to the detention, and their cause is championed by human rights organizations.

One of the most notable cases of this practice was the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi.



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Shadi Sukiya

In May 2003 the ISM's Adam Shapiro stated that Sukiya was not named a "senior Islamic Jihad terrorist" by any official Israeli military or government source, and was being held in administrative detention in Israel without any charge.