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From Colony to Global Prize

June 2, 2000 – 4:38 pm

George Aditjondro Timor Loro Sa’e Under a New Wave of Economic Transformation

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Burma’s Hidden Heroes, Burma’s Shame

December 3, 1999 – 6:04 am

Joan Robinson documents the plight of Burma’s political prisoners

Posted in features | Also tagged Amnesty International, Aung San Suu Ky, Burma, democracy, human rights, human rights organisations, Insein Prison, Joan Robinson, Leo Nichols, military junta, National League for Democracy party (NLD), political repression, SLORC, U Hla Khi, United Nations (UN), United States | Comments Off

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