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B U R M a B U L L E T B U R M A B U L L E T I N A month-in-review of events in Burma A L T E R N A T I V E A S E A N N E T W O R K O N B U R M A campaigns, advocacy & capacity-building for human r ights & democracy 58 2554 !" 2 9 !" # 112,000 3 ( )* *+, 10 !")-.* , (/ 0)* 4 *2 Ojea Quintana # !$%&' $%(%) $%& 5 = , (( -) +(,>)* 10 , , (, )* 6 @@A+. B + CBD 11 )-(C0)* E 2014 7 !+.GHDIJK 2L- 12 *GD2 8 +A+BB.* 12 Mitchell * 8 RS2T * 8 200"@)*@) *+* ,!- &,.* 9 ,B +,!"(, 13 A, S @ @) 9 R* + 13 1 )2 $%&' 17 ! 2 !)$%&' _________________________________________________________________________________________ Receive the Burma Bulletin monthly! Email [email protected] Online copies are available for download at www.altsean.org P O BOX 296, LARDPRAO POST OFFICE, BANGKOK 10310, THAILAND TEL ▼ 081 850 9008 ▼ [6681] 850 9008 EMAIL ▼ [email protected] WEB ▼ www.altsean.org • . ' $ ! )4, '! 220 %) *4, 6 ) !78 ! 1 . ' ) 1,700 :" 1!" ; ' • 6. 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