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/ 24 May 2007

Burma junta ‘too scared’ to free Suu Kyi

A rare spate of protests in Burma means the junta is very unlikely to release democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi when her latest year of house arrest expires this weekend, former political prisoners say. The last time Suu Kyi was released from house arrest, in 2002, she drew huge crowds on a tour of the country.