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Myanmar Gives Comedian 45-Year Sentence for Cyclone Comments (www.nytimes.com)

The comedian, U Maung Thura, 47, better known by his stage name Zarganar, or the Tweezers, was detained in June after he organized a private assistance effort to help victims of the May cyclone, which... More

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Submitted 9 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

The Joke’s on the Generals (www.irrawaddy.org)

BURMA is under siege and the crackdown on anti-regime monks and activists has intensified, continuing day and night. Yet through it all, the callous, stubborn general remained a figure of fun,... More

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Submitted 26 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

World Focus On Burma (antidictatorship.wordpress.com)

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Submitted 11 months ago by jamescannonboyce | 0 Comments |

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