Burma Today; the Interview with author Edith Mirante

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Thu, 02/10/2011 - 12:00am
Democracy in Burma Today; Interview with Edith Mirante

 Burma Today is home to arguably the world's tightest contolled dictatorship!

 Last November, just days after the much disputed National Elections were held, the Military Dictatorship of what it calls Myanmar released Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Ky. In January the newly seated Parliament appointed the new President. What do these developments mean about democracy in Burma. My Guest is Edith Mirante author and the founder of Project Maje an educational project on human rights and enviromental issues in Burma.

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