Burmese Junta Sentences NLD Activitists

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"Win Mya Mya, a well-known pro-democracy activist in Mandalay, and five other members of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) were sentenced to long prison terms on Friday. The court sentenced the six members of the NLD?s Mandalay Division to up to 13 years imprisonment, Nyan Win, an NLD spokesperson, told The Irrawaddy. ?Daw Win Mya Mya and U Kan Tun received 12 years, and U Than Lwin who was elected in the 1990 election, received eight years in prison,” he said..."

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National League For Democracy (NLD)

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2008-10-24

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2010-02-20

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English

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