A total of 1,400 prisoners including 33 political prisoners were released from Myanmar prisons this month. Reacting to the non-release of hundreds of political prisoners, activist and former detainee Zarganar Thura posted this statement [1] on facebook: “I once likened the situation of my friends in jail as being in the hands of Somali pirates. I now withdraw this comment. The Somali pirates keep their promise”
Myanmar: “The Somali pirates keep their promise”
· Written by Mong Palatino
Categories: East Asia, Myanmar (Burma), Human Rights, Politics, Protest