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Yangon : Myanmar | Nov 13, 2010 at 4:50 AM PST
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The U.S. president, Barack Obama on Saturday welcomed the release of Burmese opposition activist Aung San Suu Kyi and said that should have happened much earlier . She is my heroine and an inspiration to all who work to promote human rights in Burma and around the world. The United States celebrates its freedom, long overdue," the president said in a statement . Many other world leaders as President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, the secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Surin Pitsuwan, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and organizations Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International welcomed the news .

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Nyan Win, a lawyer of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, listens to...
Nyan Win, a lawyer of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, listens to questions from reporters at his home in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday Nov. 10, 2010. Suu Kyi will help investigate charges of election fraud if and when she is released from house arrest this week, Nyan Win said Wednesday. (AP Photo) | Myanmar Election
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Posted By abuaamir Hafeez Rehman | over 2 years ago
Release of Suu Kyi is a great news for democracy loving people. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted By success4u Success Uchime | over 2 years ago
That's a good development, thanks for sharing!
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