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Myanmar reforms leave political prisoners behind

May 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pitman The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — In a remote prison in northwest Myanmar, Aye Aung wakes up each day as he has for nearly 14 years — alone in a dark cell on a wooden plank, a prisoner of conscience all but forgotten by the world.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Although Myanmar, Amnesty International, Aung San Suu Kyi, Aye Aung, Catherine Ashton, David Mathieson, European Union, Home Ministry, Human Rights Watch, Political Prisoners, President Thein Sein, San Myint, Thant Zaw, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, Win Mra, YANGON

Burmese advocate Bo Kyi calls on the world to help political prisoners in Burma

April 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly During the seven and a half years that Bo Kyi was in prison, he was beaten, tortured,

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2012, AAPP, Aung San Suu Kyi, Aung Sun Suu Kyi, Bo Kyi, Current Burma, Jeanne Hallacy, Mae Sot, Min Ko Naing, Nan Nan Liu, National League, Northwest Asian Weekly, Political Prisoners, Seattle, Thailand, United States, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27

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