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2017-01-26
Burmese Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been released
from house arrest.
A United Nations human rights official
in Rangoon said Burma's ruling generals
told him this week that the activist is no longer being held.
The UN official Paulo Sergio Pinheiro met with Ms.
Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday.
He said she told him she would not accept freedom until everyone arrested
with her five months ago is released.
Burma is still holding 35 pro-democracy activists
arrested with Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi.
More than 100 members of Burma's National League for Democracy Party
were arrested on May 30th.
The arrests followed a violent clash
with government supporters in northern Burma.