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Myanmar’s president pardons 69 political prisoners

November 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win Associated Press  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar’s president on Nov. 15 pardoned 69 political prisoners, including two grandsons of a former dictator, as part of a promise to free all such detainees by the end of the year.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, 2013, Amnesty International, Associated Press, France, Isabelle Arradon, Jen Psaki, Kyaw Ne Win, Myanmar, Naw Ohn Hla, Peaceful Assembly Law, Thein Sein, United States, Vol 32 No 48 | November 23 - November 29, Ye Aung, Zwe Ne Win

Myanmar president frees prisoners ahead of visit to US

May 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s president pardoned at least 20 political prisoners on May 17, just ahead of a historic state visit to the United States that will highlight the two sides’ improved relations brought about by the former pariah nation’s democratic reforms.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, Ba Myo Thein, Barack Obama, Burma, European Union, Last November, Myanmar, President Thein Sein, Southeast Asian, United States, Vol 32 No 22 | May 25 - May 31, White House, YANGON, Ye Aung, Zaw Htay

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