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Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 administrator
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“The elections [in Burma] should be free and democratic with the participation of all parties.”
—Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung

 

Calls for Dialogue Failing

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 KAY LATT
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Time is running out for a genuine dialogue before the election, and the regime is moving ahead despite all appeals by democratic groups and ethnic nationalities.
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The NLD's Dilemma

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 BA KAUNG
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20820-NLD_womenSuu Kyi's National League for Democracy must choose between expelling its leader and abandoning political principles or legally ceasing to exist.
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Tomas Ojea Quintana, UN Human Rights Envoy to Burma February 19, 2010

Tuesday, March 09, 2010 administrator
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Without full participation, including the almost 2,200 prisoners of conscience, and an environment that allows people and parties to engage in the range of electoral activities, the elections will not be credible.
—Tomas Ojea Quintana, UN Human Rights Envoy to Burma February 19, 2010

 

Constitutional Impunity for Generals in Burma

Tuesday, March 09, 2010 KAY LATT
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The generals are doing everything possible through the Constitution to prolong their hold on power and to protect them from the consequences of human rights violations and war crimes.

 

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Quotable

Nyan_win80"Once her [Aung San Suu Kyi's] sentence expires in November, and that notion is not disputed, it is our understanding that she will have served her sentence."
—Nyan Win, the foreign minister of Burma

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Will you vote or boycott the Nov. 7 election?
 

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