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A Myanmar political prisoner (R) greets her friend as she comes out of the Insein prison in Yangon. Myanmar freed many of its prominent political prisoners in a long-awaited step toward national reconciliation that also has been a key condition set by Western nations for easing sanctions against the country. AP Photo/Khin Maung Win
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Former Myanmar Prime minister General Khin Nyunt (C), who was placed in detention after his ouster in a 2004 power struggle, stands with relatives following his release from detention in Yangon. Myanmar pardoned a number of prominent dissidents under a new prisoner amnesty, intensifying a surprising series of reforms by the army-backed regime. AFP Photo
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A Myanmar political prisoner waves his hand to his colleagues as he comes out of the Insein prison in Yangon. Myanmar freed many of its prominent political prisoners in a long-awaited step toward national reconciliation. AP Photo/Khin Maung Win
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A Myanmar political prisoner (C) gets warm welcome by his friends as he comes out of the Insein prison in Yangon. Myanmar freed many of its prominent political prisoners in a long-awaited step toward national reconciliation that also has been a key condition set by Western nations for easing sanctions against the country. AP Photo/Khin Maung Win
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A Myanmar political prisoner (R) gets warm welcome by his friend as he comes out of the Insein prison in Yangon. Myanmar freed many of its prominent political prisoners in a long-awaited step toward national reconciliation. AP Photo/Khin Maung Win
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