Burma's longest-serving political prisoner, journalist Win Tin, has been freed after 19 years in jail.
Still wearing his prison clothes as he spoke to reporters, he vowed to continue his struggle against 46 years of military rule. Burmese state media report that the government has released another 9,000 prisoners, but it was unclear how many were political detainees. The amnesty was reportedly granted so the prisoners can take part in elections planned for 2010. The UN has urged Burma to release all political prisoners as part of the country's seven-step "roadmap to democracy".
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