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Tue 07 Jul 2009U2 says Suu Kyi is envoy of conscience for Amnesty
IMPRISONED BURMESE opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to be the new Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience, U2 lead singer Bono announced last night during the last of the band’s three concerts at Croke Park in Dublin.
The Nobel peace prize winner leads the National League for Democracy and has been detained for 13 of the past 20 years in Burma because of her political beliefs. This month marks the 20th anniversary of her detention.
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