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October 13, 2011

Burma Begins Freeing Political Prisoners 
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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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