Thursday, October 28th, 2021
This combination of 2020-2021 satellite photos provided by Planet Labs shows several of the panopticon-style prisons throughout Myanmar. Top row from left are Thayarwady, Taungoo, Sittwe, Pathein. Second row from left are Myeik, Myaungma, Mawlamyine, Insein. Third row from left are Mogok, Kyaukpyu, Mandalay, Buthidaung. Bottom row from left are Hpa-An, Dawei, Daik-U, Bhamo. Since its takeover of the government in February, the Myanmar military has been using torture against those it has detained in a methodical and systemic way across the country, The Associated Press has found in rare interviews with 28 people imprisoned and released in recent months. (Planet Labs via AP)