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Japan Pledges More Aid to Burma if Political Prisoners are Released

Burma's Prime Minister Thein Sein (r) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama upon his arrival at the State Guesthouse in Tokyo, 06 Nov 2009

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has urged Burma to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi before next year's election, saying Tokyo is willing to provide more aid if democratic reforms in Burma are advanced. Full Article at Voice of America

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  1. WARMINSTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Private Balsh from Burma Company 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment is greeted by his girlfriend at his homecoming from Afghanistan on November 6, 2009 in Warminster, England.
  2. Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 27, 2009. Supporters joined in a 'Gather for Democracy and Stand for Freedom' initiative to show solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 19: A man participates in a protest over the detention of Nobel Peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma (Myanmar) outside the Burmese Embassy on June 19, 2009 in London, England.
  4. CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 19: A Budhist Monk makes a protest to 'Free Burma' during the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2009 in Cannes, France.
  5. NEW YORK - MAY 07: Democratic Voice of Burma's (DVB) deputy director Khin Maung Win, Venerable U Agga Nyana, Venerable U Pylnar Zawta, and Venerable U Gawsita, and director Anders Ostergaard attend a screening of 'BURMA VJ' at the HBO Theater on May 7, 2009 in New York City.
  6. SITTWE MYANMAR - MAY 4: Burmese Rohingya madrassa students read the Koran during religious class on May 4, 2009 in Sittwe, Arakan state, Myanmar (Burma). The Rohingya Muslim minority live in Muslim neighborhoods in Sittwe.
  7. SITTWE MYANMAR - MAY 4: At the malaria lab, test results are displayed and blood samples are looked at under the microscope, dyed blue for testing at special clinic for malaria on May 4, 2009 in Sittwe, Arakan state, Myanmar (Burma).
  8. YANGON, MYANMAR - MAY 1: A Burmese monk walks from the ferry heading into the downtown area, on May 1, 2009 in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma).
  9. YANGON, MYANMAR - APRIL 29: A Burmese doctor examines a baby with AIDS a at a special clinic for AIDS on April 29, 2009 in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). The situation for many people living with HIV in Myanmar is critical due to a severe lack of antiretroviral treatment (ART).

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  2. Kurt Campbell
  3. Barack Obama Barack Obama
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