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Monday November 1 6:43 AM ET=20
Activist Freed From Myanmar Prison

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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A British activist sentenced to seven years in =
prison after singing a pro-democracy song against Myanmar's military =
regime was released today after serving less than two months.=20

Rachel Goldwyn, 28, from Barnes in southwest London, was freed from =
Yangon's notorious Insein prison, where hundreds of political prisoners =
are held, in what the British Foreign Office called ``a victory for =
quiet diplomacy.''=20

``Since Rachel was jailed, we have been in constant contact with the =
Burmese authorities and have been able to pass her essentials, such as =
soap and other health materials,'' a Foreign Office spokesman said in =
London on customary condition of anonymity.=20

The Myanmar government, which keeps a tight lid on dissent and has been =
quick to arrest foreigners who stage overt protests, confirmed the =
release and said in a statement that Goldwyn and her parents had left =
for a sightseeing trip upcountry.=20

``During her detention she was given books,'' a government spokesman =
said on customary condition of anonymity. ``She is in good health.''=20

The spokesman said officials will not yet consider clemency for another =
jailed British activist, James Mawdsley, who is serving a 17-year =
sentence after being arrested a third time for protesting against the =
regime.=20

The British diplomat said Goldwyn signed an undertaking not to again get =
involved in political activities in Myanmar, also known as Burma.=20

Goldwyn's parents arrived in Yangon over a month ago to pursue an appeal =
against their daughter's sentence.=20

They had been visiting her every other day in Insein prison, where =
Goldwyn was reportedly detained in solitary confinement. She was jailed =
on Sept. 16 to serve seven years with labor, though she was not actually =
forced to work, the spokesperson said.=20

Goldwyn was arrested after chaining herself to a lamppost and shouting =
and singing pro-democracy slogans and songs in downtown Yangon on Sept. =
7. She drew a crowd of about 1,000 people.=20

Myanmar authorities saw that as a threat to national security, ahead of =
9-9-99 day on Sept. 9, when anti-Yangon dissidents planned a popular =
uprising against military rule, which failed to take off.=20

The other British prisoner, Mawdsley, 26, of Lancashire, was arrested =
for the third time by Myanmar officials as he passed out leaflets in =
advance of a key pro-democracy movement anniversary in September. He had =
promised to stay out of Myanmar after his last arrest, but returned in =
violation of the promise.=20

The military has ruled Myanmar since 1962. An uprising was crushed in =
bloodshed in 1988 but vaulted Aung San Suu Kyi to the forefront of the =
pro-democracy movement.=20

While serving what became six years of house arrest, she won the Nobel =
Peace Prize in 1991 for her nonviolent promotion of democracy, and =
Mawdsley and others have said they are inspired by her struggle.=20





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<P>YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A British activist sentenced to seven years in =
prison=20
after singing a pro-democracy song against Myanmar's military regime was =

released today after serving less than two months.=20
<P>Rachel Goldwyn, 28, from Barnes in southwest London, was freed from =
Yangon's=20
notorious Insein prison, where hundreds of political prisoners are held, =
in what=20
the British Foreign Office called ``a victory for quiet diplomacy.''=20
<P>``Since Rachel was jailed, we have been in constant contact with the =
Burmese=20
authorities and have been able to pass her essentials, such as soap and =
other=20
health materials,'' a Foreign Office spokesman said in London on =
customary=20
condition of anonymity.=20
<P>The Myanmar government, which keeps a tight lid on dissent and has =
been quick=20
to arrest foreigners who stage overt protests, confirmed the release and =
said in=20
a statement that Goldwyn and her parents had left for a sightseeing trip =

upcountry.=20
<P>``During her detention she was given books,'' a government spokesman =
said on=20
customary condition of anonymity. ``She is in good health.''=20
<P>The spokesman said officials will not yet consider clemency for =
another=20
jailed British activist, James Mawdsley, who is serving a 17-year =
sentence after=20
being arrested a third time for protesting against the regime.=20
<P>The British diplomat said Goldwyn signed an undertaking not to again =
get=20
involved in political activities in Myanmar, also known as Burma.=20
<P>Goldwyn's parents arrived in Yangon over a month ago to pursue an =
appeal=20
against their daughter's sentence.=20
<P>They had been visiting her every other day in Insein prison, where =
Goldwyn=20
was reportedly detained in solitary confinement. She was jailed on Sept. =
16 to=20
serve seven years with labor, though she was not actually forced to =
work, the=20
spokesperson said.=20
<P>Goldwyn was arrested after chaining herself to a lamppost and =
shouting and=20
singing pro-democracy slogans and songs in downtown Yangon on Sept. 7. =
She drew=20
a crowd of about 1,000 people.=20
<P>Myanmar authorities saw that as a threat to national security, ahead =
of=20
9-9-99 day on Sept. 9, when anti-Yangon dissidents planned a popular =
uprising=20
against military rule, which failed to take off.=20
<P>The other British prisoner, Mawdsley, 26, of Lancashire, was arrested =
for the=20
third time by Myanmar officials as he passed out leaflets in advance of =
a key=20
pro-democracy movement anniversary in September. He had promised to stay =
out of=20
Myanmar after his last arrest, but returned in violation of the promise. =

<P>The military has ruled Myanmar since 1962. An uprising was crushed in =

bloodshed in 1988 but vaulted Aung San Suu Kyi to the forefront of the=20
pro-democracy movement.=20
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