Burmese officials, facing criticism from human rights groups, released up to 20 student leaders after briefly holding them ahead of the anniversary of a deadly 1962 military attack on students in Rangoon.? Burma’s political activists said the arrests are “a misunderstanding” and called on the military-backed civilian government to show greater confidence in student leaders. ? The student leaders, freed late Saturday, had been arrested a day earlier and held at undisclosed …

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