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Maggin Monastery in Thingangyun Township in Rangoon is a well known monastery which also houses people with HIV who come from outside Rangoon for treatment.
 
The abbot and another monk from this monastery have been detained after the September crackdown on the monks protests.
 
Last week the authorities ordered those staying at the Maggin monastery to leave the compound. The HIV patients who were taking refuge there had to move out to another place, and currently only the senior monk, who is the father of the detained Abbot, is living at the monastery with another monk, six novices, and two laymen who take care of errands at the monastery.
 
Yesterday on Nov 27, the authorities sent an order that the monastery will be sealed today and everyone is to leave the compound. This morning around 8 am, the authorities came and ordered all residents to leave. The monks pleaded the authorities to help find them another place to stay, but the authorities refused. So the monks again pleaded to give them two weeks extension. The authorities said they would send the request to their superiors. As of this posting there is no reply from the authorities yet.
 
It is reported that about five HIV patients are on their way going to the monastery at this update posting time.
 
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