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Burma Begins Freeing Political Prisoners

HeadlineOct 13, 2011

The military junta in Burma has begun freeing a limited number of political prisoners as part of a recently announced general amnesty. Amnesty International says about 120 prisoners have been freed so far, a fraction of the estimated 2,000 believed to be behind bars.

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