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British PM Calls For Release Of Burmese Prisoners
British PM calls for release of Burmese prisoners
Gordon Brown has called upon Burma's military rulers to release all political prisoners and begin the transition towards "freedom and democracy".
In an open letter to English PEN, organisers of the Writers in Prison campaign, the PM expressed his admiration for the protestors who have defied the regime and joined rallies in support of democratic reform. He paid tribute to a number of writers currently imprisoned by the authorities for their political views.
English PEN is hosting an event this evening titled Freedom Writ Large in support of Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition democracy leader, and other prisoners of conscience in Burma.
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