Aung San Suu Kyi wants more prisoners to release

President Thein Sein's government granted amnesties for at least 20 political prisoners on Tuesday, but opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for the release of hundreds more still behind bars. According to Zaw Thet Htwe, who monitors prisoner releases for the opposition, said
more than 20 of 46 detainees granted amnesties by President Thein Sein were prisoners of conscience, and he was able to confirm that 14 had actually been freed.

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