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CNN
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Hundreds of political prisoners locked in a Myanmar police compound are facing squalid living conditions following a massive government crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations staged in late September, a political activist leader hiding in Yang..
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Al Jazeera
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She said Olmert would present the final list of prisoners to be released to a ministerial committee on Tuesday and that the releases could begin as early as Friday after a 48-hour legal review.
Israel has described its decisions to free 250 low-securi..
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FOX News
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The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners, officials said, in the government's latest gesture of support for moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his struggle against the Hamas militant group.
However, t..
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BBC News
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Lawyers are claiming that up to 20 Iraqi prisoners were executed by British troops after a gun battle.
Some alleged survivors of the gun battle near the southern Iraqi town of Majat-al-Kabir also claim that corpses were mutilated by UK military.
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FOX News
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Israel released more than 250 Palestinian prisoners Friday in a gesture to embattled President Mahmoud Abbas, who pledged not to rest until Israel's jails were emptied of its thousands of Palestinians.
The release was meant to bolster Abbas in his powe..
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USA Today
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More than 250 Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel on Friday were embraced by joyous relatives and hoisted on shoulders at Mahmoud Abbas' headquarters — a heroes' welcome that translated into pure political capital for the Palestinian president in his..
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BBC News
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Israel plans to release 250 Palestinian prisoners in a gesture Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says will boost moderate elements among the Palestinians.
Israel's cabinet approved the move and a final list of prisoners - all linked to Palestinian President M..
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BBC News
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he plans to release 250 jailed members of the Fatah movement led by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
He announced the "goodwill gesture" at a summit in Egypt, attended by Mr Abbas and the leaders of Egypt and Jo..
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BBC News
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Militants holding an Israeli soldier captive have handed over a list of prisoners they want freed in exchange for him, a Palestinian official said.
Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti gave no details of the list. He said Egyptian mediators passed it..
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