Burma begins release of 6,300 convicts, but some prominent political prisoners not included
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RANGOON, Burma — Burma freed comedian and government critic Zarganar as it began releasing 6,300 convicts in a liberalizing move Wednesday, but kept several key political detainees behind bars, dampening hopes for a broader amnesty.
Relatives of convicts gathered expectantly at prisons around the country to await releases a day after the country's new civilian president issued an amnesty for inmates — many of them ordinary criminals — but without disclosing any names.
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