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Reporters 'can cover Burma trial'

Thursday, 21 May 2009


Officials in Burma have unexpectedly announced that a group of journalists will be able to cover the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, report agencies.
Diplomats will also be allowed to observe the trial, in what a BBC correspondent says is a rare concession to world opinion.
International leaders have criticised the trial, which opened behind closed doors on Monday amid tight security.