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The American mystery man behind Aung San Suu Kyi's latest troubles

John Yettaw's unauthorized visit to the home of the Burmese Nobel Peace Prize laureate may land her in jail for another five years. Final arguments for her speedy trial begin Monday.
Suu Kyi trial in Burma (Myanmar) highlights activist's limited power

The regime allowed journalists and diplomats to watch the trial as it entered its third day.
Activists put Burma's grim jails on display

A simple museum tucked away on the Thai-Burmese border re-creates the infamous prisons.
Report on fossil finds? Burmese censors say no.

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.