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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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White House issues press release on Burma (www.whitehouse.gov)

The United States strongly condemns the regime's persistent repression of its people for exercising basic freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We further deplore the... More

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U.S. condemns Burma for lengthy sentences of activists (www.mizzima.com)

New Delhi – The United States on Wednesday condemned Burma's military rulers for harshly sentencing over 30 dissidents to long prison terms of up to 65 years, saying it will raise the matter at all... More

Tags: burma,dissidents,jails,prisons,junta,resistance,activists

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