Myanmar political prisoners still fighting for their rights behind bars

Friday 19 November 2010 Following Aung San Suu Kyi's release from house arrest, Amnesty International profiles four other prisoners of conscience whose combined sentences come to 229 years in prison. Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from house arrest this week highlights the plight of at least 2,200 other political prisoners who remain in jail in Myanmar, many for no crime other than indulging in the freedoms of expression, association and assembly.Myanmar’s government has used strict and vaguely worded laws to lock peaceful dissenters away for years for distributing unauthorised written materials,…

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