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BBC-Burma government arrests oppose
- Subject: BBC-Burma government arrests oppose
- From: tinkyi@xxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 22:37:00
Subject: BBC-Burma government arrests opposers
Sunday, January 24, 1999 Published at 13:23 GMT
World: Asia-Pacific
Burma government arrests opposers
The authorities in Burma say they have arrested a number of people,
including eleven members of the National League for Democracy, for
distributing leaflets against the government.
The arrests were made last month, but only announced by the state-run media
on Sunday.
On Saturday, the All-Burma Federation of Student Unions said
two-hundred-and-seventy students had been given prison terms ranging from
seven to fifty-two years in secret trials.
The union said the students had supported calls for the convening of the
parliament elected in nineteen-ninety but prevented by the military from
meeting.
>From the newsroom of the BBC World Service