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Burma Shaved

Reason Staff | 11.18.2008 5:00 AM

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More than a dozen people arrested during protests last year in Burma have been sentenced to up to 65 years in prison. In addition, the government has sentenced blogger Nay Myo Kyaw to more than 20 years in jail for criticizing the nation's rulers.

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