21 / 09 / 2009
Burma: call to release remaining political prisoners. Democracy Digest.
The inclusion of 87 political dissidents amongst over 7,000 prisoners released by Burma’s military junta has been welcomed by democracy and human rights activists. But the gesture has less to do with a recent U.S. senator’s visit than the regime’s attempt to deflect international criticism in advance of premier Thein Sein’s attendance at the UN [...]