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The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP) can confirm that so
far 115 political prisoners have been released from 23 different prisons in Burma.
The 115 released include 41 members of the National League for Democracy, including 3
MPs; 21 women; 12 former political prisoners; 4 monks; 4 journalists; 10 members of the
Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Network; 6 members of the 88 Generation
Students; and 1 lawyer.
On the evening of September 17, 2009 in Rangoon, state-run MRTV carried a news
bulletin announcing that 7,114 prisoners were to be released “on humanitarian grounds.”
The list of political prisoners released will be continually updated at our web site
www.aappb.org as AAPP receives more information. In alphabetical order:
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