It was in 1997, during his second term in prison, when U Thet Naing came up with his audacious plan. He was serving a seven-year sentence after leading fellow garment workers in a protest for better pay and conditions.
Female political prisoners in Myanmar suffer many difficulties while incarcerated, but being released also means facing new challenges, including readjusting to society, finding employment and dealing with feelings of insecurity.
BY Frontier
