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But previous takedowns haven’t seemed to affect the gang’s imprisoned leaders, or prevented them from calling shots on contraband phones.

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It said a further 375 had been imprisoned, while 70 others were missing.

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“The government shut down some 75 newspapers and magazines, and imprisoned hundreds of people — most notably Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs — solely for things they wrote or said,” Hochschild said.

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The alleged leader of La Barredora, a former security chief in Tabasco, is now imprisoned in Mexico after being arrested as a fugitive in Paraguay.

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Panahi has been arrested and imprisoned by the Iranian government on multiple occasions and is currently banned from making movies in the country.

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