Golha Boas torture chamber Maafushi Jail Inmates On Hunger Strike..

More than 200 inmates in Maafushi prison are on hunger strike over leaking roofs, according to Jazeera.Inmates say they are unable to sleep due to constant rainwater in their cells, caused by the current wet weather. The decision to hunger strike was taken after prison authorities said it would take four days to fix the leaks.

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Pictures from the Maafushi Jail Shooting incident Maldives

On 19th September 2003, Evan Naseem was beaten to death by Gayyoom's security people in jail. 20th September 2003;3 inmates were killed and 16 were injured when they protested demanding to know why their friend was killed. These pictures were in the possession of the police for over a year hidden from public domain but were first published in Dhivehi Observer in October 2004 .

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(Please be warned that these images are disturbing)