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Myanmar starts freeing more political prisoners

2012/01/12 23:57:40 @Reuters: World News

YANGON (Reuters) - Political prisoners began to walk free from jails around Myanmar on Friday in an amnesty that officials said could cover a total 651 inmates, as one of the world's most reclusive states opens up after half a century of authoritarian rule.
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