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FIGHTER'S FREEDOM: Win Tin was arrested on July 4, 1989, along with other opposition politicians. (pic: AP photos)

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Myanmar frees prominent political prisoner

Myanmar's longest-serving political prisoner was among more than 9,000 inmates freed on Tuesday, days before the first anniversary of the junta's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests led by Buddhist monks. Win Tin, a journalist-turned-activist and aide to pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was held for 19 years.

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