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Myanmar: Lawyers’ Network to support activists

Written byMong Palatino

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Posted 6 January 2011 16:36 GMT

The Democratic Voice of Burma reported that a lawyers’ network was recently formed by the political opposition in Myanmar to assist dissidents and political prisoners. Despite the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, there are more than 2,000 political prisoners in Myanmar.

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