Burma is preparing to release political prisoners to allow them to take part in national elections next year. Burma’s UN envoy Than Swe did not say how many of the estimated 2,100 inmates would go free and did not mention if the jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, would be included. Read more here
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Burma to free political prisoners
Burma is preparing to release political prisoners to allow them to take part in national elections next year. Burma’s UN envoy Than Swe did not say how many of the estimated 2,100 inmates would go free and did not mention if the jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, would be included. Read more here
14 Jul 09
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