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Estimates of the number of political prisoners in Burma vary. Organisations such as
the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPPB) monitor the figures
and provide regular status updates. Their latest from October, indicates that there
are 75 political prisoners remaining in Burma, down from 2,073 in March 2011. Our
Embassy in Rangoon remains in close contact with the AAPPB and other civil society
networks to support their work. We continue to press for the unconditional release
of all political prisoners in Burma.
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