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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-23-07 08:59 PM
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Suu Kyi rallies planned worldwide
Source: BBC

Demonstrations are planned in 12 cities worldwide against Burma's continuing detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners.

Wednesday marks 12 years in detention for the Nobel Peace Prize winner, and the protests are being staged outside Chinese embassies.

Campaigners say China holds the key to Aung San Suu Kyi's release.

A UN envoy is in China seeking to raise pressure on Burma's junta after last month's bloody crackdown on dissent.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7059318.stm
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