Friday, November 21, 2008

BURMA COMIC JAILED FOR 45 YEARS!

A popular comedian active in Burma's democracy movement has been sentenced to 45 years in jail by a Burmese court.
Zarganar was found to have violated the Electronics Act, which regulates electronic communications.
He is the latest in a string of opposition activists to be jailed by the military government.
He was detained earlier this year for criticising the government's slow response to Cyclone Nargis in interviews with foreign news groups.
Zarganar led a group of entertainers who organised private aid deliveries to cyclone victims.
BBC NEWS REPORT.

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