Myanmar: Freedom for all prisoners of conscience must follow activist’s release

Headline Title: Myanmar: Freedom for all prisoners of conscience must follow activist’s release 20 January 2015 The release of peaceful activist Dr Tun Aung, jailed simply for trying to prevent communal violence, is a positive step, but authorities in Myanmar should also free the dozens of other prisoners of conscience still behind bars, Amnesty International said.Dr Tun Aung, a Muslim community leader and medical doctor, was released from prison yesterday. He was first jailed in 2012 after trying to calm the crowd during a riot involving Buddhists and Rohingya in Rakhine State,…

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