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There were calls for her release Thursday from the United Nations, Britain, the United States and a number of other countries. Retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said it is a "travesty" his fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner is not free. His comments were played at an event in Washington Thursday organized by a group campaigning for democracy in Burma. Event organizers also read statements from Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. On Sunday, a popular U.S. rock band, R.E.M., plans to broadcast a song dedicated to the pro-democracy leader into Burma via satellite television. |
