Myanmar frees pro-democracy activists
Myanmar’s military government has released four more activists who were detained last May after holding prayer vigils for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a spokesman for her party said on Friday. Three members of the National League for Democracy and one former member of the party were released on Thursday, along with a fifth protester who was arrested in April for demonstrating against economic hardship, the NLD’s Nyan Win said in a telephone interview. Full Story