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Untersuchungsgefängnis des Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit

English translation: remand prison of the East German Ministry of State Security

13:58 Jan 29, 2010
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Social Sciences - History / Untersuchungsgefängnis des ministeriums für staattssicherheit
German term or phrase: Untersuchungsgefängnis des Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit
Untersuchungsgefängnis
des ministeriums für staattssicherheit

I'm guessing it's something to do with the DDR...
Denis Paolillo
Brazil
Local time: 19:34
English translation:remand prison of the East German Ministry of State Security
Explanation:
The Ministry for State Security, (German: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, commonly known as the Stasi (IPA: [ˈʃtaziː]) (abbreviation German: Staatssicherheit, literally State Security), was the official state security service of East Germany.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi

Impressions from a visit to the former GDR State Security Remand Prison at Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. The site is now a Memorial.

The complex was used as the main remand prison by the former East German Ministry of State Security (MfS), or "Stasi" (short for Staatssicherheit) mostly for political prisoners. It was located inside a larger off-limits area that was not even shown on the street maps.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbmd/sets/72157623133494483/


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Note added at 22 mins (2010-01-29 14:21:01 GMT)
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A remand prison is also sometimes referred to as a pretrial prison.
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 16:34
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3remand prison of the East German Ministry of State Security
Kim Metzger
3 +1remand centre of the Ministry of State Security
Ingo Dierkschnieder
3state security service prison
BrigitteHilgner


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Untersuchungsgefängnis des ministeriums für staattssicherheit
state security service prison


Explanation:
should fit

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 00:34
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 32
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Untersuchungsgefängnis des ministeriums für staattssicherheit
remand centre of the Ministry of State Security


Explanation:
http://en.stiftung-hsh.de/document.php?cat_id=CAT_233&specia...

Ingo Dierkschnieder
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:34
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

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agree  Thayenga
28 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Untersuchungsgefängnis des ministeriums für staattssicherheit
remand prison of the East German Ministry of State Security


Explanation:
The Ministry for State Security, (German: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, commonly known as the Stasi (IPA: [ˈʃtaziː]) (abbreviation German: Staatssicherheit, literally State Security), was the official state security service of East Germany.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi

Impressions from a visit to the former GDR State Security Remand Prison at Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. The site is now a Memorial.

The complex was used as the main remand prison by the former East German Ministry of State Security (MfS), or "Stasi" (short for Staatssicherheit) mostly for political prisoners. It was located inside a larger off-limits area that was not even shown on the street maps.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbmd/sets/72157623133494483/


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Note added at 22 mins (2010-01-29 14:21:01 GMT)
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A remand prison is also sometimes referred to as a pretrial prison.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 16:34
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 212

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
15 mins
  -> Keep up the good work.
agree  British Diana: That should inform any non-German speaker perfectly!
1 hr
agree  Alpha-HD: the only possibility - from a German native speaker's point of view
1 day 1 hr
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