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Breaking News - For Immediate Release
Breaking News - For Immediate Release
Breaking News - For Immediate Release
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP) can confirm that so
far 76 political prisoners have been released from 15 different prisons in Burma.
The 76 released include 33 members of the National League for Democracy, including 3
MPs; 15 women; 10 former political prisoners; 4 monks; 4 journalists; 4 members of the
88 Generation Students; and 1 lawyer.
On the evening of September 17, 2009 in Rangoon, state-run MRTV carried a news
bulletin announcing that 7,114 prisoners were to be released “on humanitarian grounds.”
The list of political prisoners released will be continually updated at our web site
www.aappb.org as AAPP receives more information.
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