- 19 Oct 2011 14:14 - Staff Reporter
- A senior government official says Burma may release more political detainees soon -- a week after about 200 prisoners were released.
- 14 Oct 2011 16:16 - Frank Jack Daniel
- India promised Burma a $500-million credit line to improve infrastructure and praised the steps taken towards democracy the country has made so far.
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- 12 Oct 2011 19:26 - Aye Aye Win
- Burma freed an outspoken critic and a major ethnic rebel as it began releasing 6 300 convicts, but kept some political detainees behind bars.
- 26 Jul 2010 07:30 - Staff Reporter
- Cuba has signalled that it will free its political prisoners and let them stay on the island in a bid to repair ties with the international community.
- 09 Sep 2008 06:00 - Simon Tisdall
- With a population of more than 50-million, the country has become the world's biggest prison camp. Pressure is building on the UN to act.
- 01 Jul 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- Guantanamo has exposed the Bush regime's disdain for human rights. But there's nothing uniquely American about this.
