BURMA: US urges govt to release prisoners
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The United States is calling on Burma's military government to release a thousand prisoners, including democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill says the continued home detention of Ms Suu Kyi was one of several issues that posed what he called "a real blockage" of Burma joining the international community. Ms Suu Kyi's house arrest is up for review by the military this Sunday - the anniversary of her latest detention in May 2003.
Presenter: Sen Lam
Speakers: Josef Silverstein, Professor Emeritus at Ruttgers University in New York
